Take-out Tuesday, Teriyaki Chicken Salad with Grilled Cheese Croutons and Creamy Orange Vinaigrette

the Painted Apron

3 years ago

I am a big fan of “cook once, eat twice,”

and use leftovers to create an entirely different meal

A good thing to keep in mind this summer

when you are grilling out!

We recently had grilled chicken thighs

that were marinated in teriyaki sauce~

this Veri Veri Teriyaki by Soy Vay is our favorite

I was excited that there was plenty of chicken leftover

I could make a Crazy Good Quesadilla…

or even better, a salad…

with a light dressing~

I found a recipe for Orange Maple Dressing here

Put the ingredients in a glass jar,

close the jar and shake, shake, shake to mix

That’s it!

Put salad greens in a bowl with bacon

grapes, pecans and a sprinkle of bleu or feta cheese

and drizzle dressing over all

Then top with croutons

Grilled Cheese croutons!

I made mine with thin white bread and slices of American cheese

Instead of cooking it in a skillet, I took a short cut

I toasted the bread,

put cheese in the middle of the 2 buttered slices,

and microwaved it for 20 seconds

Cut the sandwich into small squares {12}

Put them on top of your dressed salad

So good!

Chicken Teriyaki Salad with Grilled Cheese Croutons and Creamy Orange Vinaigrette

This salad bowl meal is made with leftover grilled teriyaki chicken, bacon, pecans, grapes, and blue cheese crumbles. It is dressed with an easy to make creamy orange vinaigrette and topped with croutons made with a grilled cheese sandwich

Course Main Course, Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken dinner bowl, chicken salad, grilled cheese croutons, homemade salad dressing, orange vinaigrette, teriyaki chicken

Prep Time 15

Servings 1

Ingredients

Salad

romaine lettuce
1 boneless grilled teriyaki chicken thigh, chopped or any cooked chopped chicken
2 strips cooked bacon, broken into pieces
6 grapes red or green, cut in half
1/4 cup chopped honey glazed pecan pieces
1 oz. bleu or feta cheese crumbles
Creamy Orange Vinaigrette
grilled cheese croutons

Creamy Orange Vinaigrette

1/2 cup olive oil
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
3 Tbsp mayonnaise
2 Tbsp orange juice
2 Tbsp real maple syrup
1 tsp Dijon mustard
salt & pepper to taste

Grilled Cheese Croutons

2 slices thin white bread I used Pepperidge Farms
2 slices American cheese
butter

Instructions

Salad

Put torn or chopped romaine into a large individual salad bowl
Top with grapes, bacon, chicken, pecans and cheese
Lightly dress salad with Creamy Orange Vinaigrette and top with Grilled Cheese Croutons