If you love the spiciness of jerk seasoning and can't get enough fresh avocado, you will really like this recipe. The Jerk Chicken and Avocado Salad uses pairs spicy jerk with sweet rum and tart lime in a chicken marinade and adds the freshness of a garden salad to cool everything off. A salad like this is a meal within itself and deserves a great rum cocktail right along side it. Suggestions include an Immaculate, Madison Avenue Cocktail and a Passion Pearl.
Ingredients:
- 1- 2 kg boneless chicken chunks
- jerk seasoning
- 1/4 cup Mount Gay Eclipse Rum
- 1 tsp lime juice
- 2 ripe avocados, cubed or halved
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
- 1 yellow and 1 red sweet pepper, sliced
- assorted lettuce leaves
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- For Vinaigrette Dressing:
- shredded raw beet
- 3 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1/2 juice cup of oil
Preparation:
- Marinate chicken in jerk seasoning, Mount Gay Eclipse Rum and lime juice.
- Bake at 350 F for 10-15 minutes.
- Assemble the salad - finishing off with the cubed avocado and chicken. Or, using halved avocados, fill the avocado with the other ingredients (see photo).
- Serve with vinaigrette dressing (recipe below).
For Vinaigrette Dressing:
