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Title: Caribbean Chicken Salad
Categories: None
Yield: 2 Servings

1/2 c Pineapple juice
1 Lime ; Juice of
1 1/2 tb Honey; (up to 2)
1 pn Salt; Generous
1 1/2 ts Cornstarch
2 Habaneros; seeded & minced
2 Cloves garlic; minced
1 Mesquite-smoked chicken
-breast; cut into cubes,
-(about 2 cups)
1/2 c Chopped pineapple
1/2 c Chopped mango
1 tb Freshly chopped cilantro
Lettuce leaves
Cilantro sprigs for garnish

Combine pineapple juice, lime juice, honey, salt and cornstarch. Bring to a
boil in a small saucepan, stirring constantly; cook just until mixture
becomes glossy and thickens slightly. Remove from heat. Stir in habaneros
and garlic.

Toss citrus sauce with chicken. Add pineapple, mango and cilantro; stir
well to combine. Spoon onto a bed of lettuce leaves and garnish with
cilantro sprigs. Serves 2.

Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST by Melinda Merkel on Sep
21, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.