This decadent salad has it all: chili-roasted sweet potatoes, crumbled bacon, crispy romaine lettuce, and a luxurious BBQ mayonnaise dressing. It’s like the salad version of a deluxe BLT, with sweet potatoes standing in for the bun to add that slightly-sweet starchy flavor.
To get the dressing on this salad, you’ll need two homemade sauces already ready to go: BBQ sauce and mayonnaise.
They’re not hard to make, but if you don’t have them ready, you could also try looking for a pre-made dressing that fits the bill (although finding a BBQ mayonnaise in a store that doesn’t have any added sugar, preservatives, or junk fats is a tall order!)
The dressing should give you a hint that this is one salad recipe a little more involved than just tossing some lettuce in a bowl and throwing some protein on top.
It does take some extra effort, but it’ll pay you off in flavor if you give it a chance: try it at an outdoor meal or BBQ party, and you’ll have the kids and adults alike shouting for more.
Chicken Salad With BBQ Dressing Recipe
SERVES: 4 PREP: 20 min COOK: 30 min
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes, diced into cubes
- 5 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
- 3 romaine lettuce heads, chopped
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced
- 3 cups cooked chicken, shredded
- 1 cucumber, diced
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 tsp. chili powder
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Ingredients for the BBQ dressing
- ¼ cup homemade BBQ sauce
- 2 tbsp. mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp. white wine vinegar
- 3 tbsp. olive oil
Preparation
- Preheat your oven to 400 F.
- In a bowl, combine the sweet potatoes, olive oil, and chili powder, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Spread in an even layer on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes.
- In a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the dressing and mix well.
- In a salad bowl, combine the chopped lettuce, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, cucumber, bacon, and chicken.
- Drizzle the BBQ dressing over the salad and toss gently.
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Chicken Salad With BBQ Dressing Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes diced into cubes
- 5 bacon slices cooked and crumbled
- 3 romaine lettuce heads chopped
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced
- 3 cups cooked chicken shredded
- 1 cucumber diced
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 tsp. chili powder
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Ingredients for the BBQ dressing
- ¼ cup homemade BBQ sauce
- 2 tbsp. mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp. white wine vinegar
- 3 tbsp. olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 F.
- In a bowl, combine the sweet potatoes, olive oil, and chili powder, and season with salt and pepper to taste.2 sweet potatoes, 2 tbsp. olive oil, 2 tsp. chili powder, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Spread in an even layer on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes.
- In a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the dressing and mix well.¼ cup homemade BBQ sauce, 2 tbsp. mayonnaise, 1 tbsp. white wine vinegar, 3 tbsp. olive oil
- In a salad bowl, combine the chopped lettuce, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, cucumber, bacon, and chicken.5 bacon slices, 3 romaine lettuce heads, 1 cup cherry tomatoes, 3 cups cooked chicken, 1 cucumber
- Drizzle the BBQ dressing over the salad and toss gently.
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