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Jessica Secrest

Street Corn-Inspired Chicken Salad

Charred corn and green chiles pile onto crisp romaine with taco-seasoned chicken, beans and salty Cotija, all finished with a tangy lime-sour cream drizzle. It's the fresh-adjacent lunch that eats like street corn in salad form.

⏱ 45 min4 servingsMexican-inspiredchickenstreet cornsaladair fryerlime

Ingredients

For the chicken

  • 1 lbboneless/skinless chicken breasts · butterflied
  • 1 Tbspavocado oil
  • 2 Tbsplime juice
  • 3 Tbsptaco seasoning

For the corn

  • 1 10-oz bagfrozen corn
  • 1 4-oz candiced green chiles
  • 1 Tbspcowboy spice mix · or Kinder's Cowboy Butter

For the dressing

  • ¼ cupsour cream
  • 2 Tbsplime juice
  • 1 tspcowboy spice mix · or Kinder's Cowboy Butter

For the salad

  • 1 headromaine lettuce · washed, dried and chopped
  • 1 15.5-oz canbeans · drained and rinsed; any kind works, Southwestern-style seasoned beans recommended
  • —Cotija cheese

Steps

  1. 1

    Toss the chicken breasts with the avocado oil, lime juice and taco seasoning in a shallow dish until well coated on both sides. Wash your hands after handling raw chicken.

  2. 2

    Place the chicken in a single layer in the air fryer, working in batches if needed. Air fry each batch at 400°F for 10 minutes, flipping once halfway through, until the internal temperature reaches 165°F. Slice each breast about ½ inch thick.

  3. 3

    Sauté the corn, green chiles and cowboy spice mix in a medium frying pan over high heat, stirring until well combined. Cook until the corn starts to char, then remove from the heat and let cool.

  4. 4

    Whisk together the sour cream, lime juice and cowboy spice mix until well combined. Thin with more lime juice if the dressing is thicker than you like.

  5. 5

    Assemble the salads: in a medium bowl, layer romaine, sliced chicken, the corn mixture, beans and Cotija cheese, then drizzle with dressing. Repeat for each serving.

  6. 6

    Taste and enjoy.

Creator's notes

Fresh-adjacent eating for when it's too warm to cook much — the dressing can be thinned with extra lime juice to taste.

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