Recipe Box, BLT BBQ Chicken Salad with Asparagus and Corn
This is a wow of a salad that one would never guess
was made with leftovers!
I had 2 leftover boneless, skinless chicken thighs in the refrigerator,
that the “Chef” had grilled with BBQ sauce, the other night,
along with
1 ear of corn on the cob, and 8 asparagus spears
There was also a bag of romaine lettuce
and I had a few cherry tomatoes on the counter…
“I can make us chicken salads for dinner if that sounds good”
I said to HHjr
“Sounds good to me” he said
I also had the ingredients to make our favorite blue cheese dressing/dip
which would be perfect for the salad
I made the dressing early in the day to give the flavors a chance to blend
An hour before dinner time I put the corn in the oven* to roast
*I used the toaster oven since our wall oven isn’t working
Then about 30 minutes before dinner I put the chicken,
wrapped in foil, in the oven* to warm
and cooked the asparagus for 5 minutes in the air fryer
“I’ll fry some bacon” HHjr said,
“I want some anyway to make a breakfast sandwich tomorrow”
“Perfect!” I replied
All I had to do was put the lettuce on a plate,
chop the chicken and asparagus, cut the corn off the cob,
and slice the tomatoes
Dinner was ready!
It was really good, and neither one of us could finish it all!
BLT BBQ Chicken Salad with Corn & Asparagus
Ingredients
- 2 chicken thighs or breasts, grilled with BBQ sauce
- 1 ear corn
- 8 spears asparagus
- 4 slices crispy cooked bacon
- 6 cherry tomatoes
- romaine lettuce
- blue cheese dressing
Instructions
- Cook corn*
- Reheat chicken, wrapped in foil at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes
- Cook asparagus until crisp tender**
- Place torn romaine lettuce pieces into large bowls or on plates
- Chop chicken and put on top of lettuce
- Cut corn from cob and add to salads
- Cut asparagus into 1 inch pieces and add to salads
- Add bacon pieces
- slice tomatoes and put on salads
- dress salads with blue cheese dressing
Notes
Here is the recipe for the blue cheese dressing
Fleming’s Bleu Cheese Dressing or Dip
Ingredients
- 1 cup quality mayonnaise like Duke's
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 6 oz bleu cheese, crumbled
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a tupperware container or large jar, stir or shake well to combine
- Refrigerate for several hours to blend flavors
- Dressing will keep for 2 weeks in the refrigerator
Notes
You could also serve the salad with this dressing
if you don’t like blue cheese
Creamy Orange Vinagrette
Equipment
- 1 glass jar
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a glass jar
- Put top on jar and shake well to mix the dressing
- Store in the refrigerator
- Makes about 3/4 cup
Enjoy!
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A great and delicious way to use up leftovers.
Thank you Bernadette, it was really good!
Jenna, that is a beautiful salad and a terrific way to use leftovers. Sometimes it is challenging to come up with ideas for dinner. This recipe would be perfect for dinner anytime. Thanks for sharing…Happy Thursday!
It’s fun to reinvent leftovers, thanks Pam!
I want some bacon!! This makes a great weekday meal.
Thanks Angie, you would never know it was leftovers!
Jenna I know you know this but having HHjr to pitch in or provide suggestions is a blessing. And what a wonderful salad…yummy. And who doesn’t love bacon in anything? Thanks for another great recipe. Happy Thursday.
Thanks Kari, HHjr really does much of the cooking around here, he’s a very good and creative cook!
Yum! Sounds VErY good to me!
Thanks Jeanie!
The BLT Salad, so my type of meal. Found your post on Home Matters Linky Party. My entries this week are numbered #54+55
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Thanks so much Esme!
Wow! There is certainly nothing lacking here. It looks absolutely delicious, and like something you would order in a restaurant. What a brilliant and clever, use of leftovers, not to mention a delicious one as well
Thank you Pattie, we really enjoyed this!
Sometimes salads are too light for my husband, but I think he would consider this one a full meal.
Thank you, I think he would like it, it is just like having a plate full of chicken and vegetables, just in a bowl with lettuce. As I said, even my son said he couldn’t eat it all.
Yummy, it’s amazing what leftovers you had on hand to make this delicious salad. I love that.
Thanks Linda, it was really good!
You know how I love salads and this one sounds delicious to me not to mention how easy with leftover chicken. Great recipe Jenna……
It was really good Emily, I will be making it again, we loved it!
Oh, this looks so good and what an amazing use of leftovers! I love bacon, so I will eat anything that has it in it (almost). It must feel so good to be able to use your leftovers in a creative, delicious meal and not waste the food on hand. Thanks Jenna!
Thanks Kim, we loved it!!
A tasty dinner using your leftovers Jenna! Happy Tuesday ♥
Thanks Mary, I love a hearty salad for dinner 🙂
That salad does sound great, Jenna. I have never tried roasting corn in the oven, but have done it in the husk on the grill and the microwave. I’ll try that tonight because I have some fresh corn on the cob.
Thanks Kitty, I love salads like this for dinner. I roast corn in the oven all the time, just toss it in for an hour at 350, husk and all, so easy!
Hi Jenna,
Your BBQ Chicken Salad With Asparagus and Corn looks so delicious! I am featuring your post on Full Plate Thursday, 711 this week. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe with us and hope you will come back soon!
Miz Helen
Really helpful ideas, this post was just perfect! tnx