Winter Chicken Salad With Chipotle Cream Dressing

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups bok choy, shredded
• 1 cup red cabbage, finely shredded
• 1 cup sweet carrot, shredded
• 1/4 cup cilantro, stemmed
• 1 ripe apple, chopped
• 6 green onions, finely chopped
• 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme, stemmed
• 2 cups cooked chicken, in bite-size pieces
• 2 tablespoons parsley, stemmed
• 2 tablespoons chipotle chiles in adobo
• 1 cup creme fraiche (non-fat works fine) or 1 cup heavy cream (non-fat works fine) or 1 cup sour cream (non-fat works fine)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt or 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 cup toasted pumpkin seeds

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine all ingredients but parsley.
• 2 toss gently, drizzle with chipotle cream dressing (see below), and serve, garnished with parsley.
• 3 dressing:in a blender or food processor, puree chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.
• 4 add 1 to 2 tablespoons (to taste) of the puree to the crème fraîche, heavy cream or sour cream and stir well.
• 5 stir in garlic, salt, and pumpkin seeds.