Easy Caramelized Chicken & Date Salad with Tahini Dressing

PREP: 5min

YIELD: serves 15

Healthy caramelized chicken & date salad made easy and delicious with juicy chopped dates, pecans, rotisserie chicken, and maple tahini dressing! Recipe by The Nutrition Kitchen.

Ingredients

Salad
8 Natural Delights Pitted Medjool Dates, chopped
16 ounces rotisserie chicken, shredded/chopped
Dash of coconut oil
1/4 cup chopped pecans
Optional Add-ins: sliced avocado, feta or goat cheese
Tahini Dressing
1/2 cup sesame tahini
2 tablespoons date syrup (or maple syrup)
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Water or nut milk to thin

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Preparation

First, caramelize the chicken and dates by placing in a skillet with coconut oil over medium-high heat. Stir until the chicken looks slightly crisp and mix in the date syrup. Reduce heat and continue to stir for a few minutes. Remove from heat.
Make the tahini dressing by whisking all the ingredients until combined. Slowly add in nut milk or water until desired texture is reached. I used about 1/4 cup of liquid. You will have extra leftovers!
Place arugula in a large bowl and top with chicken + date mixture, pecans, and optional add-ins. Drizzle with tahini dressing and enjoy!
Enjoy!

Nutritional analysis per serving:

Easy Caramelized Chicken _ Date Salad with Tahini Dressing - Nutrition Label

*While Medjool dates are high in natural sugars, they are low on the glycemic index thanks to a balanced amount of soluble fiber. The complex carbohydrates found in Medjool dates are digested at a slower rate, making them a source of dietary fiber and releasing energy to the body over a longer period of time.

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