*Asian Style Salad w/Rotisserie Chicken*

My mother-in-law is in town for her best friends daughter's wedding we are going to this Friday :))  Last night I prepared this salad and served it with multi-grain bread.  I was surprised to see the salad dressing was the exact same as the salad I made last week, but I loved it so much I didn't mind!  With all of the different ingredients in the salad, it didn't seem the same one bit.  But if you'd like I added a basic garlic vinaigrette recipe, too!
 
Salad Ingredients:
*1 rotisserie chicken w/skin and bones removed, shredded (about 4 cups)
*1/4 medium red cabbage,thinly sliced
*1 red bell pepper (ribs & seeds removed), thinly sliced
*1/2 red onion, diced
*1 large head romaine lettuce, torn
*1/2 cup cashews (I did 1/2 cashews, 1/2 almonds b/c that's what I had on hand)
*1 handful bacon pieces or turkey bacon pieces
*1/2 container feta cheese
you can add, omit, or substitute any of the above ingredients.
Picture by marthastewart.com  My picture didn't turn out nearly as pretty!


Dressing Ingredients:
2 cups fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
1/4 cup fresh lime juice

1/4 cup olive oil OR vegetable oil               

Coarse salt and ground pepper


OR if you just want a basic vinaigrette dressing:
3/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
kosher salt and ground white pepper

Make dressing: In a blender, combine cilantro, lime juice, and oil; season with salt and pepper. Blend until smooth. (or do the same for the basic vinaigrette)

In a large bowl combine chicken, cabbage, romaine, bell pepper, red onion, & feta; season with salt & pepper.  In another large bowl, toss lettuce with 1/2 cup dressing.  Divide the salad onto 4 plates and top with chicken mixture.  Drizzle salads with remaining dressing and sprinkle the top with your cashews and almonds.

I got this recipe from Martha Stewart but added a few ingredients that I thought would make the salad more complete :)  She called it the Asian Rotisserie Chicken Salad, but it didn't seem very asianesque to me w/the cilantro in the dressing, etc.  Maybe the cabbage?  Let me know what you think!