{"id":30805,"date":"2014-08-26T04:00:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T08:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspicyperspective.com\/?p=30805"},"modified":"2019-06-13T12:18:39","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T16:18:39","slug":"southwest-chicken-caesar-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspicyperspective.com\/southwest-chicken-caesar-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Chicken Caesar Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"
Think salad season is over? Forget that! We love a big hearty salad all year long, like today’s Southwest Chicken Caesar Salad with roasted potatoes and warm corn salsa.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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As we swiftly approach fall, it’s easy to start dreaming of spicy\u00a0chili and cheesy casseroles… It’s also easy to start packing on the pounds by consuming too much chili and casserole!<\/p>\n
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In our family, we try to keep dinner salads on the weekly menu all year long to ensure we get a healthy dose of veggies in season and out. I never hear a complaint from Lt. Dan or the kids, when salad is set on the table as the main course.<\/p>\n
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The key to getting your family excited about salad is to mix things up. Top your greens with unexpected ingredients, as well as favorite flavors.<\/p>\n
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My southwest-style Chicken Caesar Salad is full of surprises, like crispy roasted potatoes, sliced avocado, and a warm salsa made with fresh corn, poblano peppers, and dried cherries.<\/p>\n
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The roasted potatoes make this chicken caesar seem like a manly-meal<\/em>, filling up the whole family. While the corn salsa gives it a savory-sweetness that is high on textural appeal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I drizzled the chicken caesar salad with my favorite Newman’s Own Creamy Caesar Dressing, for rich and zesty\u00a0flavor. The key is to use just enough<\/em> dressing to coat the greens, without over saturating your caesar salad. No one likes a soggy caesar.<\/p>\n The combination of the creamy caesar dressing, with the piles of southwest flavor, and cherries, makes one marvelous meal in salad form!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Newman’s Own not only makes fabulous salad dressings, they have a really cool contest running this fall that will help you fill up on veggies while helping those in need…<\/p>\n It’s no secret that a daily dose of greens is good for you, but now that same serving can also help do a world of good for others. Newman\u2019s Own\u2014 the brand that donates all profits to charity\u2014announced the first-ever Newman\u2019s Own Salad Dressing \u201cGreens for Good\u201d Recipe Contest, empowering salad lovers\u00a0to share their favorite salad recipe with dressing pairing and nominate a nonprofit organization to receive another kind of green: a $35,000 donation.<\/strong><\/p>\n Beginning today, August 26th, you\u00a0can visit Newman’s Own on Facebook<\/a> to enter your\u00a0original salad creation and Newman\u2019s Own Salad Dressing pairing.<\/p>\n \u201cMaking good food and pursuing the common good have been at the core of Newman\u2019s Own mission since Paul Newman mixed up his very first batch of great-tasting Newman\u2019s Own salad dressing,\u201d said David Best, Executive Vice President of Newman\u2019s Own. \u201cPaul would be proud to know that we\u2019re now inviting our consumers to give back to organizations that hold specific meaning for them, their families and their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n On November 12, 2014, Newman\u2019s Own will announce the $35,000 grand prize winner and charity, as well as four runners-up, who will each direct $1,000 donations to their selected nonprofit organizations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are so many wonderful charities to get involved in.<\/p>\n I’d like to encourage you to think about what touches your heart: \u00a0seriously-ill\u00a0children, veterans and their families, nutrition\u00a0programs, or youth leadership training… and find a way to reach out beyond your comfort zone.<\/p>\n One charity we support is called Charity Water<\/a>. It’s an organization that goes into the harshest areas of the world and provides fresh clean water to those in need. Water is something\u00a0many of us take for granted, yet 1 out of 9 people in the world have limited access to clean water.<\/p>\n Providing a clean water source helps eliminate most major causes of disease, increases food supply, and increase job opportunities for those walking several hours a day to find water.<\/p>\n We believe Charity Water is changing the world for the better. We believe Newman’s Own is changing the world for the better.<\/p>\n What can you do to change the world for the better?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you love salad like we do, enter your favorite salad recipe<\/a> for a chance to make a huge impact on the lives of others!<\/p>\n