Grilled Cajun Chicken Salad

Title:
Grilled Cajun Chicken Salad

Yield:
6 Serving

Categories:
Salads,
Chicken,
Grilling,
Sausage,
Nuts




Ingredients:




--------------------------------SPICED
NUTS--------------------------------





-----------------------------------SALAD-----------------------------------


     1 tb Butter





   1 ts Sugar 1/4 ts Ground red pepper 1/2 c Walnuts -OR- pecans; chopp 1/2


 lb Chicken breasts; boneless,


        - skinless


   1 ts Cajun seasoning 1/2 lb Smoked Andouille sausage -OR


        - hot Italain sausage links


   6 c  Mixed salad greens; torn 1/2 c Red bell pepper; cut in


        - strips


       1 c  Honey-mustard dressing


 


 Melt butter in small skillet over medium heat. Stir in sugar and ground red


 pepper; blend well. Stir in nuts to coat. Cook and stir over medium heat


 4-5 minutes or until nuts are lightly toasted. Remove from heat; cool


 completely. Heat grill. Sprinkle cajun seasoning over chicken. When ready


 to grill, place chicken breast and sausage on gas grill over medium heat or


 on charcoal grill 4-6" from medium coals. Cook 10-15 minutes or until


 chicken is tender and juices run clear, turning once. Cook sausage 15-20


 minutes, turning frequently. Cut chicken into strips; cut sausage into 1/2"


 slices. Line 6 salad plates with greens and red bell pepper strips; arrange


 chicken and sausage on top. Sprinkle with spiced nuts. Serve with dressing.


 


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