Amazing Recipe: Blackened Chicken Salad w/ Mango Salsa

Geia sas ladies! I have such a yummy & healthy recipe for you today, you're gonna love it; Blackened Grilled Chicken Salad with Black Bean, Mango and Tomato and Homemade Creamy Chili Cilantro Dressing.
I found this recipe from Trish over at My Daily SAHM Life.
I'll just post her exact recipe & tell you what i tweaked after:
For dressing:
1 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup reduced fat sour cream
1/4 cup mayo
1 4oz. can diced green chilies, drained
1 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro
1/2 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch Fiesta Ranch Dip mix
I think you could use a half packet of taco seasoning here if you have it.

Place all ingredients in blender and puree till well blended and smooth.
Pour into covered container and place in refrigerator.
1 point for 2 Tablespoons

For Black Bean, Mango and Tomato Salad:
1 large mango(es), diced, divided (about 1 3/4 cups)
3 tbsp fresh lime juice
3 tbsp water
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp table salt
15 oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup tomato(es) diced
1/2 cup sweet onions, diced
1/4 cup mint leaves, or cilantro, fresh, cut into thin slivers
I used cilantro this time. I'll definitely try mint sometime this summer.
1 tbsp canned jalapeno peppers, or fresh, minced
I used canned. Fresh would be great too.

In a large bowl, mash 1/4 cup of diced mango with a fork; whisk in lime juice, water, oil, cumin and salt.
My mangoes were plenty ripe but I still found it too difficult to mash them with a fork so I put all this in the blender and pureed it. Then poured this over all the other ingredients in a large bowl.

Add remaining diced mango, beans, tomato, onion, mint or cilantro and jalapeno to bowl; toss to mix and coat. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate up to 1 day. Yields about 1/2 cup per serving.

For grilled blackened chicken:
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
blackened seasoning
I used Cajun's Choice brand

Heat outdoor grill to 400 degrees.
Generously coat both sides of chicken breasts with Cajun seasoning.
Grill 5 minutes per side or till cooked through.
Let stand 5 minutes.
Cut into 1/2 inch slices.

For each serving place 2 cups of salad greens on plate. Top with 1 cup of the black bean salad, 4 oz. of the cooked chicken. Top with 2 Tablespoons of dressing.

Okay sounds great right?!? Well the most significant change i made was instead of adding 1 4oz. can of green chilies i used tomatoes & green chilies in can. So not that big of a deal but it was incredible, i also added a bit more cilantro. I did use fresh jalapeño pepper instead of canned too.

The color is a bit off in this picture; it was a little more orange colored. But wow the flavor!

In this awesome salsa i used both mint(fresh from the garden!) & cilantro though the recipe says either or. AND i used no salt (yay!) because it had flavor enough without it & of course we should try to reduce salt intake when we can. I loved how all the strong flavors held there own but at the same time combined well without being too over-powering.

I really hope you girls try it, its so worth it!

*Huge Sigh* sadly Greece lost in today's match vs Argentina but it was a great try since Argentina is expected to be in the very top of this competition. They worked so hard it was hard to see them lose, but at least Sotiris Ninis & Nikos Spiropoulos got to play :)

Talk to you all soon & let me know if you try this!!

Random Info***

Geia sas everyone! I hope you guys are enjoying your summer & taking advantage of the beach!

So i didn't end up getting my wisdom teeth out on Wed. but i made an appointment for 2 weeks from now on July 7th. I will be getting i.v. sedation..sounds scary i know. They told me it'll feel like 5 minutes to me, i hope so.

But anyway today's post is kinda some randoms & stuff i've been liking & wanting lately. So keeping with that; i have always been crazy about Zebra gum (which i only recently learned its not actually called that lol) so the search is on for a store that sells it.

My siblings & i loved to eat multiple pieces & use the 'tattoos' that you get in each piece. I remember having huge wods of gum in my mouth at times when there doctors appointments & my mom bought us 'zebra gum' if we behaved lol.

On a good note Greece won their game vs Nigeria on Thursday! I was cheering in my empty house & my dogs were looking at me like "girl what is your problem" haha. I was also happy they put in Sotiris Ninis(above); who is looking up to be the next great star of football..ehhem soccer sorry, listening to the European commentators & people say it all the time its caught on. That's kinda like visiting the south you come back sounding less Yankee like haha.

Oh & i wanted to let you guys know Coastal Scents is having a buy 2 get 1 free on their gel liners. Which i'm thinking about doing, even though i was only going to buy 1 if i buy 1 more i get a free liner. This is how i justify the spending sadly lol. But definitely check it out if you're interested!

Okay next up is a product i want because it gives your hair a weightless hold. Its the Ion Volumizing Solutions Vitalizing Shaping Mist

I'm also wanting THIS brush by e.l.f. But i would use it for foundation not powder. I've heard it gives great coverage & is fabulous for foundation & for $3 i am willing to buy it for sure!

And finally i wanted to share what i have been listening to & today i have been having a Luis Fonsi obsession & the 2 songs i keep listening to are ¿Quién te dijo eso? & Nada Es Para Siempre, watch the videos HERE & HERE. Enjoy the view too cuz he's a cutie! ...& a great singer! :)

Talk to you all soon!