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    • Green Chile Chicken Salad Wrap with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette

      Posted at 10:49 am by NativeNM, on September 23, 2025

      Earlier in the summer I smoked 2 whole chickens, pulled the meat and vacuum sealed it for the freezer. I find many ways to incorporate smoked chicken into soups and salads as well as recipes that need cooked chicken like enchiladas. Smoked chicken tastes a lot like rotisserie chicken in that it is moist, tender and quite flavorful. This chicken salad reflects my NM roots with roasted green chile and fresh corn blended together with a creamy mayo and chile lime salt. There are many flavors throughout but adding a drizzle of cilantro lime vinaigrette took this wrap to another level. The vinaigrette is tangy and robust that adds to the chicken salad topped with lettuce, tomato and sliced avocado. Next time you have some leftover cooked chicken, give this wrap a try.

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      Posted in Burgers, Sandwiches, Paninis and Wraps, Condiments and Sauces, Recipes, Red or Green | 7 Comments | Tagged chicken, Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette, Green Chile Chicken Salad, Green Chile Chicken Salad Wrap, NM Inspired Green Chile Chicken Salad with Corn, NM Inspired Green Chile Chicken Wrap, salad
    • Corner Bakery Cafe’s Chopped Salad with Quinoa

      Posted at 10:17 am by NativeNM, on January 26, 2024

      Today I’m going back to our Kansas days when Joe and I used to frequent one of our favorite restaurants, Corner Bakery Cafe. This chain has a number of locations across the country, however there is only 1 location in NM and it’s a long way from Albuquerque. If you’ve ever visited one of their locations you’ve probably tasted some of their creative sandwiches, salads as well as breakfast and pastry items. The first time I ordered the Chopped Salad it came with all the listed ingredients but there was a bonus sprinkle of quinoa. It was obviously added by mistake but I enjoyed those tasty little pearls of quinoa that soaked up the vinaigrette with a burst of flavor in every bite. This inspired chopped salad is loaded with cooked chicken, bacon bits, romaine lettuce, tomato, avocado, green onions, cucumber, red bell pepper and goat cheese crumbles, plus a sprinkle of quinoa over top. I experimented making a vinaigrette that would capture the taste of a house dressing with sweet and spicy tones like Corner Bakery. I think I nailed it with a simple red wine vinaigrette with a hint of maple syrup and shallot and garlic flavors throughout. Once I had the dressing, the rest of the salad was a breeze. It’s just my opinion but it tastes very close to the chopped salad I used to order at Corner Bakery plus a little quinoa sprinkle over top, because it tastes so good and is good for you.

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      Posted in Condiments and Sauces, Entree, Recipes | 4 Comments | Tagged Chopped Salad with Chicken and Bacon, Chopped Salad with Chicken and Bacon and Avocado and Cherry Tomatoes, Chopped Salad with Quinoa, Corner Bakery Cafe's Chopped Salad, Corner Bakery Cafe's Chopped Salad with Quinoa, healthy, Red Wine Vinaigrette, Red Wine Vinaigrette Recipe, salad
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