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Grilled Chicken and Black Bean Taco Salad with Tequila Lime Dressing

Published: Jun 13, 2016 · Modified: Apr 4, 2020 by Manju · This post may contain affiliate links · 15 Comments

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Jazz up your summer time grilling with this Grilled Chicken and Black Bean Taco Salad with Tequila Lime Dressing. This recipe is perfect for any leftover grilled chicken too!

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Summer time grilling! Ah! Just the thought of that and I can smell that sweet, woody fragrance of barbecue all around the neighborhood. Especially it is a gorgeous sunny day, you can be guaranteed that you will be tempted to grill something for dinner even if that was not your plan for the day.

On such days, even if we don’t make our dinner on the grill outside, we at least grill some corn to enjoy with a glass of white wine, preferably a chardonnay. Oh, how that pairs so well with the sweet creamy corn. And, then we just bring our dinner outside to the deck and enjoy it there.

The kiddo loves eating outside and thinks we are having a picnic and that gets him really excited! Its great for us too. Eating outside means less mess inside to clean up after dinner.

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This grilled chicken and black bean taco salad is a recipe that I created on the fly. It was supposed to be just grilled chicken for dinner for the boys and some salad and grilled corn for me. But as I was adding the spices to the chicken to marinate before grilling, the idea of putting this in a salad came into being and I got really excited and made the dressing with some tequila in it! I mean, who can say no to that, right?!

I put some smoked paprika in the chicken marinade along with some ancho chili for that combination of smoky and deep sweet flavor and added some paprika to the dressing as well to carry through that flavor to the rest of the salad as well. It’s a quick recipe and you can make it with leftover grilled chicken too.

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Grilled Chicken and Black Bean Taco Salad with Tequila Lime Dressing – The Recipe

Ingredients:

For the Chicken

  • About 1 lb Organic Chicken Breast Tenders
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • Salt, as needed
  • Fresh ground black pepper, as needed
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon Ancho chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder

For the tortilla chip strips / taco strips

  • small whole wheat tortillas – 3
  • enough oil for deep frying

For the salad

  • 2 cups Organic salad greens mix
  • 1 cup Organic canned black beans, drained and rinsed
  • ½ cup Organic Shredded Mexican Cheese blend (optional)

For the dressing:

  • Juice of ½ lime
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon minced cilantro
  • 3 tablespoon tequila
  • salt, as needed
  • freshly ground black pepper, as needed
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika

Method:

For the chicken:
Add all the ingredients except the oil to the chicken breast tenders and rub in well. On a grill or a stove top grill, brush a little oil and grill the chicken breast tenders for a few minutes on both sides till well cooked. Keep aside.

For the tortilla chips strips:
Cut the tortillas into thin strips about 1 ½ inches long. Heat the oil in a pan and deep fry the tortilla strips until crispy. Drain on paper towels and keep aside.

For the dressing:
Mix together all the ingredients for the dressing in a mason jar and shake well.

For the salad:
Assemble the salad greens and black beans in a wide serving bowl. Cut the grilled chicken into strips and add to this. Pour over the dressing. Add the chips and toss well. Add cheese and serve immediately.

Grilled Chicken and Black Bean Taco Salad with Tequila Lime Dressing
Recipe Type: Grilling
Author: Manju | Cooking Curries
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 25 mins
Serves: 2
Jazz up your summer time grilling with this Grilled Chicken and Black Bean Taco Salad with Tequila Lime Dressing. This recipe is perfect for any leftover grilled chicken too!
Ingredients
  • For the Chicken
  • About 1 lb Organic Chicken Breast Tenders
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • Salt, as needed
  • Fresh ground black pepper, as needed
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon Ancho chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • For the tortilla chip strips / taco strips
  • small whole wheat tortillas – 3
  • enough oil for deep frying
  • For the salad
  • 2 cups Organic salad greens mix
  • 1 cup Organic canned black beans, drained and rinsed
  • ½ cup Organic Shredded Mexican Cheese blend (optional)
  • For the dressing:
  • Juice of ½ lime
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon minced cilantro
  • 3 tablespoon tequila
  • salt, as needed
  • freshly ground black pepper, as needed
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
Instructions
  1. For the chicken:
  2. Add all the ingredients except the oil to the chicken breast tenders and rub in well. On a grill or a stove top grill, brush a little oil and grill the chicken breast tenders for a few minutes on both sides till well cooked. Keep aside.
  3. For the tortilla chips strips:
  4. Cut the tortillas into thin strips about 1 ½ inches long. Heat the oil in a pan and deep fry the tortilla strips until crispy. Drain on paper towels and keep aside.
  5. For the dressing:
  6. Mix together all the ingredients for the dressing in a mason jar and shake well.
  7. For the salad:
  8. Assemble the salad greens and black beans in a wide serving bowl. Cut the grilled chicken into strips and add to this. Pour over the dressing. Add the chips and toss well. Add cheese and serve immediately.
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  1. Sarah @ Champagne Tastes says

    June 13, 2016 at 3:29 pm

    That dressing... omg. Why have I never thought of putting liquor into a salad dressing?!! Yummmm

    Reply
    • Manju says

      June 19, 2016 at 11:41 pm

      🙂 🙂 Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Diana Johnson says

    June 13, 2016 at 4:04 pm

    This looks like a fun recipe! Might have to try it out next time we're grilling chicken.

    Reply
    • Manju says

      June 19, 2016 at 11:41 pm

      Do try and let me know! You will love it!

      Reply
  3. rika says

    June 13, 2016 at 5:28 pm

    Great recipe! I love grilled chicken on taco salad. Can't wait to try this

    Reply
    • Manju says

      June 19, 2016 at 11:42 pm

      Thank you Rika!

      Reply
  4. linda spiker says

    June 13, 2016 at 5:29 pm

    A lovely summer recipe! Can;t wait to try it!

    Reply
    • Manju says

      June 19, 2016 at 11:43 pm

      Thanks Linda!

      Reply
  5. Ilona @ Ilona's Passion says

    June 13, 2016 at 7:36 pm

    Tequila lime dressing sounds so good already. I bet it must be so good with this chicken salad. Yum!

    Reply
  6. Ludmilla says

    June 13, 2016 at 7:51 pm

    I love the crunchiness of this salad... The dressing looks amazing! It's such a colorful salad.

    Reply
  7. Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com says

    June 13, 2016 at 8:32 pm

    I am right there with you! We have been LIVING out on our deck this summer and grilling up a storm. I'm excited to add this recipe to the rotation!

    Reply
  8. Patricia @ Grab a Plate says

    June 17, 2016 at 2:04 pm

    What a fabulous salad! Tequila in the dressing? That's what I call hidden genius! Love it!

    Reply
    • Manju says

      June 19, 2016 at 11:46 pm

      🙂 Thank you patricia!

      Reply
  9. Healing Tomato says

    June 17, 2016 at 5:15 pm

    You can never go wrong with tequila, haha. I would never have thought of putting it into a dressing. This recipe looks so amazing.

    Reply
    • Manju says

      June 19, 2016 at 11:45 pm

      Yes, you never can go wrong with that one, huh!

      Reply

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