BBQ Ranch and Pineapple Salad

A fresh and flavourful salad featuring grilled chicken marinated in Mae's Candied Jalapeño BBQ Sauce and Hickory Smoked Rub, topped with grilled pineapple, corn, and a homemade BBQ Ranch dressing.

Details:

• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
  
• Servings: 2
• Course: Main Course Salad
• Cuisine: Grilling

Ingredients:

Marinade:

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tbsp Mae’s Seasonings Candied Jalapeno BBQ Sauce
• 2 tbsp pineapple juice from can of pineapple
• 1 tbsp Mae’s Seasonings Hickory Smoked
• 2 tbsp brown sugar or honey
• 2 large chicken breasts, cut in half horizontally

Salad:

• 1/2 head iceberg lettuce
• 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
• 2 cups corn niblets or 2 ears of corn, grilled or roasted
• 1/2 can pineapple rings, grilled or roasted
• Shredded cheddar cheese
• Bacon (optional)

BBQ Ranch Dressing:

• 1 recipe of our Ranch
• 1/4 cup Mae’s Seasonings Candied Jalapeno BBQ Sauce

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, mix together all ingredients for the marinade. Toss with the chicken and let marinate in fridge for 4 - 8 hours.
2. In another small bowl, mix together all ingredients for the BBQ Ranch and let sit in fridge.
3. Before cooking chicken, let sit out at room temperature for 30 minutes.
4. You can either cook chicken in a frypan with some oil or grill on your BBQ, cook chicken about 4 - 5 minutes per side or until cooked and no longer pink. Remove and set aside.
5. Then cook or grill pineapple and corn.
6. On 2 large salad plates, place lettuce, tomatoes, onions, corn, pineapple, cheese and bacon.
7. Top with grilled chicken and serve with BBQ Ranch.

Click here for more info on our Hickory Smoked BBQ Rub

Click here for more info on our Candied Jalapeno BBQ Sauce