Sweetgreen Buffalo Chicken Salad
This salad is real eye candy! It is colorful, fun, and incredibly delicious. Chicken is rich in spices and perfectly textured - super juicy inside and crispy outside. There are two different sauces to pair with buffalo chicken salad - Caesar and hot sauce. The best part is the za'atar croutons that add some missing crunch! It is loaded with fresh veggies, so it is a fine choice for a healthy lunch.
Equipment
- 1 grill pan
Ingredients
- 4 oz chicken breast
- 1 cup Romain lettuce (chopped)
- 1 cup kale (shredded)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 1 cup carrot (striped)
- ½ cup pickled onions
- ⅓ cup blue cheese
- 1 slice bread
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp za'atar
- ⅓ cup cilantro
- ¼ cup Caesar dressing
- ¼ cup hot buffalo sauce
Instructions
Grilling the Chicken
- Tenderize the chicken and massage the spices on both sides: salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and dried parsley.
- Heat the grill pan to medium temperature and cook the chicken for about 5 minutes per side.
Preparing the Croutons
- Cut the bread slice into the cubes. Trickle it with olive oil and sprinkle the seasoning: salt, pepper, and za’atar mix.
- Arrange them on the baking sheet and in the oven, it goes at 400 °F (200 °C) for about 5-7 minutes. They are done when golden and crispy.
Assembling the Salad
- On a large plate place two smaller bowls. Fill them with sauces: Caesar and hot buffalo sauce.
- Cover the rest of the plate with chopped Romain lettuce, shredded kale, and chopped cilantro. Halve the cherry or date tomatoes, slice the carrots into strips, and cut the blackened chicken into chunks.
- Crumble the blue cheese, prepare the croutons, and arrange everything. Place the ingredients into the piles, so it looks something like a rainbow. Finish with pickled onions in the middle.
Notes
Storing Tips
Store the chicken in an airtight container for up to 3 days in the fridge and sauces as noted on the packaging.
Sweetgreen Sauces
To make Sweetgreen’s Caesar dressing, you’ll need plain yogurt, mayonnaise, anchovies, parmesan, lemon juice, garlic, salt, black pepper, and a drizzle of sunflower oil.
For the Sweetgreen hot sauce, blend Fresno chili peppers, apple cider vinegar, onions, bell peppers, carrots, tomato paste, and nutritional yeast. The vegetables have to be roasted.
Nutrition
Serving: 1portionCalories: 811.8kcalCarbohydrates: 42.6gProtein: 44gFat: 53.1gSaturated Fat: 14.7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 21.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 12.6gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 129.2mgSodium: 1641.6mgPotassium: 1781.5mgFiber: 10.8gSugar: 14.7gVitamin A: 34491.2IUVitamin C: 110.7mgCalcium: 560.8mgIron: 5.6mg