Yummy Salad!

So I made this salad for dinner last night. I've made it several times before and we always eat it so fast because it is so good! It is not a creation of my own, but a copy of something else. It's a copy of the Caribbean Chicken salad from Chili's that they no longer have on their menu. Sad :( So that's why I had to make my own at home because I love it so much and I can no longer get it!

I told a couple people about it and they wanted to know what was in it so here it is:

Lettuce, pineapple, mandarin oranges, grilled chicken, pico de gallo, honey lime dressing, tortilla strips.

First, I marinate and grill the chicken. I used a Mrs Dash garlic lime marinade but any kind of marinade with a citrusy flavor would do and then grill it on the grill (actually Aaron does the grilling part!). Slice it up and put it on the lettuce.

This picture of the chicken looks funny because it is on my black cutting board-I'm not a very good food photographer! :)

Here's the rest of the ingredients with a little more detail--

Any type of lettuce or greens you like-I used a spring mix with all kinds of mixed greens and baby spinach

Pineapple (I used fresh last night because I had it but canned is fine too)

Mandarin Oranges

Pico de Gallo -- 2 tomatoes, 1 jalapeno, 1/2 of a red onion all chopped into small pieces and a big handfull of chopped cilantro (this is actually my own recipe I made up but pico is pretty much about the same right?)

Doesn't that look so pretty? It's really yummy too!

Then you drizzle it with the dressing (I looked it up on some website online) which is a honey mustard/lime dressing. 1/4 cup honey, 1/4 cup dijon mustard, 1 TBS sugar, 1 1/2 TBS cider vinegar, 1 1/2 TBS lime juice (I usually put a little more than that)

The other topping that makes it so good is tortilla strips. But at the store yesterday they did not have the ones I usually get-the mini little tri-color ones. They are the best, but last night I substituted some bigger tortilla strips and just kind of broke them into smaller pieces.

Here's the finished product!

It makes me want to eat it all over again! Hey-there's still some leftovers in the refrigerator........... :)

Sorry, my food photography is not the best but I hope you get the idea. I am in no way a food blogger but I do love food so I thought I would share a good and healthy dinner idea! Who doesn't need that???? Enjoy!!!! (I sure did!)