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Asian Rotisserie Chicken Salad

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Ingredients

• • 2 cups fresh cilantro leaves and soft stems
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice (from 2 limes)
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • Coarse salt and ground pepper
  • 1 rotisserie chicken (about 2 1/2 pounds), skin and bones removed, meat shredded (about 4 cups)
  • 1/4 medium red cabbage (8 ounces), cored and thinly sliced crosswise
  • 1 red bell pepper (ribs and seeds removed), thinly sliced
  • 2 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 1 large head romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
  • 1/2 cup cashews

Directions

Make dressing: In a blender, combine cilantro, lime juice, and oil; season with salt and pepper. Blend until smooth.

In a large bowl, combine chicken, cabbage, bell pepper, and scallions; season with salt and pepper. In another large bowl, toss lettuce with 1/2 cup dressing. Divide among four bowls, and top with chicken mixture. Drizzle all with remaining dressing, and sprinkle with cashews






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Southwestern Chicken Wraps

Ingredients

3/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream

2 to 3 tablespoons chopped pickled jalapenos

     2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

• • Coarse salt and ground pepper
  • 4 sandwich wraps (10 inches each)
  • 3 cups baby spinach
  • 3 cups shredded cooked chicken or turkey
  • 1 can (15 ounces) drained and rinsed black beans
  • 1 large tomato, thinly sliced
  • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 avocado, thinly sliced

Directions

In a bowl, whisk together sour cream, jalapenos, and lime juice; season with salt and pepper.

Spread sandwich wraps with sour-cream sauce, leaving a 2-inch border. In center of wraps, layer equal amounts of baby spinach, shredded chicken, black beans, tomato, onion, and avocado. For each wrap, fold two sides of wrap over filling, then roll tightly, ending seam side down.

So as I said I am really sorry about not blogging for most of the Summer, I haven't been inspired, it has been so hot, we have had no rain so everything is dry and ugly, we have news of brush fires daily, places that have no water left.  I leave you with what is inspiring me right now, Luscious rainforests, rain clouds, waterfalls.