Chipotle Chicken Salad With Rice And Roasted Corn

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 green onions, sliced and chopped small
• 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon minced canned chipotle chile
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 cup olive oil
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 4 ears fresh corn, shucked and parboiled
• 2 red bell peppers, quartered lengthwise and seeded
• 2 yellow bell peppers, quartered lengthwise and seeded
• 3 cups water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups basmati rice (rinsed very well to remove starch) or 2 cups other long grain rice (rinsed very well to remove starch)
• 3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

• 1 combine first 4 ingredients into small bowl.
• 2 whisk in olive oil a little at a time.
• 3 add 1/2 cup cilantro to dressing.
• 4 season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
• 5 place chicken, corn, and bell peppers on rimmed baking sheet.
• 6 brush 1/2 cup dressing over both sides of chicken and vegetables.
• 7 let stand 30 minutes.
• 8 bring 3 cups water and 2 tsp salt to boil in heavy saucepan.
• 9 rinse rice well to avoid stickiness once cooked.
• 10 add rice to boiling water.
• 11 cover, reduce heat to low and cook until rice is tender and water is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• 12 remove from heat. keep pan covered and let rice stand 5 minutes.
• 13 transfer rice to large bowl; fluff with fork.
• 14 pour 1/2 cup dressing over hot rice and toss; let cool.
• 15 prepare barbecue (medium heat).
• 16 grill chicken and vegetables until chicken is cooked through and peppers are tender and charred on skin side only, about 6 minutes and corn is slightly roasted.
• 17 place peppers in paper or plastic bag for 5 minutes to 'sweat' the skin.
• 18 remove charred skin from peppers and discard.
• 19 cut chicken and peppers into strips.
• 20 cut corn off cobs.
• 21 toss chicken and vegetables in medium bowl with enough dressing to coat; add to rice and toss again.
• 22 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 23 sprinkle with remaining cilantro and serve.