Southern Chicken Salad with Homemade Ranch
 
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Recipe type: Main Dish, Salad
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
  • RANCH DRESSING:
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 3 Tbsp sour cream
  • 2 Tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp fresh chives, diced
  • ½ tsp dill
  • ½ tsp parsley
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • ½ tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 dashes hot sauce
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ⅛ tsp pepper
  • SALAD:
  • 1 lb chicken breasts, cooked and cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 heads romaine lettuce, rinsed and torn
  • 1 cup corn kernels (fresh or canned)
  • 1 cucumber, sliced then halved
  • 1 pkg glazed pecans (I used Diamond brand 5.5-oz. package)
  • ½ large red onion, slivered and cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 large tomato, diced (about 1 cup)
  • 6 hard-boiled eggs
Instructions
  1. Combine all dressing ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk thoroughly. Set aside.
  2. Divide romaine onto 6 plates. Top each bed of lettuce with remaining salad ingredients. Serve with Ranch dressing.
Recipe by Simple, Sweet & Savory at https://www.simplesweetsavory.com/southern-chicken-salad-with-homemade-ranch/