Paleo BBQ Chicken Salad

Ingredients

• Serves: 4
• Ingredients:
• For the salad:
• 3 cups grilled chicken, shredded
• 3 romaine lettuce heads, chopped
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled and cubed
• 2 sweet potatoes, cubed
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced
• 2 tsp red chili powder
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• For the dressing:
• 2 tbsp Paleo mayonnaise
• ¼ cup BBQ Sauce (recipe below)
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• For the BBQ sauce:
• 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 onion, minced
• 3 tbsp homemade mustard
• ½ cup apple cider vinegar
• ¼ cup tomato sauce
• ½ cup water
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tsp olive oil
• One pinch ground cinnamon
• One pinch ground cloves
• Smoked paprika, to taste
• Sea salt to taste

Instructions

1. Instructions:
2. For the BBQ sauce, heat olive oil in a large skillet and spoon in minced onion.
3. Saute for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they caramelize slightly and stir in minced garlic.
4. Continue to saute for another minute and stir in the remaining ingredients until well combined.
5. Bring the mixture to a simmer and continue to do so for half an hour, stirring at times.
6. Adjust the seasonings if necessary and remove from heat.
7. Let it stand until the BBQ sauce cools completely and spoon it into an airtight container.
8. Refrigerate and use as necessary.
9. For the salad, warm up your oven to 400 degrees F.
10. Toss the sweet potatoes into a bowl and drizzle olive oil over it along with a dash of chili powder and seasonings.
11. Toss them together until well combined and scatter it evenly on a baking sheet.
12. Place into the hot oven to bake for half an hour or until tender and golden.
13. Meanwhile, place the dressing ingredients in a bowl and whisk thoroughly to mix well.
14. Dump the lettuce chunks, shredded chicken, tomatoes and cucumber into a salad bowl.
15. Add the baked sweet potatoes and toss to distribute the ingredients evenly.
16. Drizzle the dressing over them and toss again to coat the ingredients well.
17. Divide the salad among serving plates and dig in!
18. Image credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/angryjuliemonday/5894464016/

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