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BBQ Chicken Salad with Creamy Poblano Dressing

7/25/2018

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"New Orleans food is as delicious as the less criminal forms of sin."
- Mark Twain

During the last week of June I flew to Chicago to sit shiva with my bereaved cousin Lenny, whose mother (my Auntie) recently passed away (see beautiful photo at bottom). My brother flew from Boston to meet me. We visited my beloved Uncle Jack, adored cousins Anita and Brad, and even had the chance to FaceTime with my younger cousin Emily. Have said it before, saying it again, I love my people.

One afternoon, my cousins invited us to their new home, where they indulged us with a lovely lunch of a wide variety of delicious cold salads, pretzel rolls (a favorite), onion rolls, and the best pickles. A refreshing treat, as the weather that week was an impressive 99
ºF, 100% humidity, and the weather report stated it felt like 107. (I won't argue.) The visit itself was under sad circumstances, but seeing my Chicago family again was wonderful. Only regret was the BF could not join me, as he was holding down the fort at home.
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Upon returning, I craved cold salad meals. While we don't have the humidity at our northern California home, we do get some heat, and as the temperatures rose into the mid-90s I found myself craving a favorite summer dinner from Susan Spicer, owner/chef of Bayona and Mondo restaurants in New Orleans. This particular recipe isn't a restaurant staple; it's from her cookbook Crescent City Cooking, and is a meal she makes for family at home.

Everything about the salad is a winner, but the show's star is the delicious dressing. Easy to make, and it's great on everything, i.e., works as a veggie dip, or drizzled over falafels or steak. All the toppings can be served cold including the chicken and corn. I made a few substitutions and add-ons for the salad toppings, but the dressing is perfect as is. Didn't change a thing.

Enjoy!
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Adapted from: Susan Spicer with Paula Disbrowe, Crescent City Cooking: Unforgettable Recipes From Susan Spicer's New Orleans
​Number of servings: 4

Ingredients
Salad
  • You can use your favorite BBQ chicken recipe or get one store-bought rotisserie chicken, deboned, diced or sliced. (I like to make a batch of BBQ boneless-skin-on chicken thighs, which are easy to slice and then the BF and I have on hand for several dinners.) 
  • 1 ripe avocado, sliced or diced (forgot to include in photo, but don't leave it out, it makes the dish better)
  • 2-3 ears corn (I used yellow & white corn. Microwave 6 minutes in the husk, then shuck and cut from the cob.)
  • 3 scallions, thinly sliced
  • Tomatoes (cherry, heirloom, roma, beefsteak)
  • Romaine or bibb lettuce 
Creamy Poblano Dressing
  • ​1 poblano, roasted and peeled (see below)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons chopped scallion greens
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream or buttermilk (I use buttermilk. prefer my dressing a little thinner.)

Directions
Salad
  1. Place lettuce in individual salad bowls. Add toppings. Spoon creamy poblano dressing on top.
Creamy Poblano Dressing
  1. Place all the ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Adust seasonings as necessary.

Directions - Roasting Poblano
  1. Place directly on the grill over a low flame on a gas range or on a baking sheet directly under a broiler.
  2. Char until evenly blackened, turning as necessary. Transfer peppers to a bowl and cover with a hand towel for 5 minutes to steam the peppers (will make their skins easier to remove).
  3. Use your paring knife and/or fingers to remove the stem, seeds and skin from the peppers and use smoky flesh as directed in the recipe.

NOTES: Feel free to add other ingredients like red bell peppers, celery, cotija or feta cheese, or pickled jalapenos. For a more substantial meal, serve some corn bread or jalapeno corn bread.

PS: One year ago...
www.moveablefeast.me/blog/nectarine-and-mascarpone-tart-in-a-gingersnap-crust
www.moveablefeast.me/blog/ahi-poke-bowl-with-kohlrabi-rice
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Aunt Lorraine and Uncle Abe on their wedding day.
2 Comments
Rabbi Eliakim j schwarz
8/2/2018 08:44:51 am

Thanks for that special picture of my parents'wedding.

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Jacqueline Steiner link
8/2/2018 09:24:21 am

Hi Lenny-- you are so welcome. That photo of your mom and dad is just the best! It reminds me of a LIFE magazine pic. They look so in love and happy. Julie and I framed it too!

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    I'm Jacquie, personal chef & recipe developer in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. ​Living life with my wildly funny boyfriend and dog Marlowe. Lover of books, bourbon, chocolate and movies.​

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