Island Chicken Salad Recipe

Photo courtesy of Discover Universal Blog.

Imagine, you're at Volcano Bay and you rode the waves of TeAwa The Fearless River. You make your way over to Kohola Reef Restaurant & Social Club. Now it's time to finally get that chicken salad, but wait, Volcano Bay is closed! We got you covered, down below is the recipe for The Island Chicken Salad. 

Coconut Dressing
Ingredients:

• 1 can of Coco Lopez (coconut cream/pineapple juice mix found in most grocery stores)
• 1 cup of mayonnaise
• Couple of pinches of ground ginger

Directions:

1. Place one cup of mayonnaise in a mixing bowl.
2. Season with a couple of pinches of ground ginger and salt and pepper.
3. While mixing slowly with a whisk, begin adding 3/4 cup of Coco Lopez until all is blended and creamy.
4. Place into refrigerator and hold for use.

Island Chicken Salad
Ingredients:

• 1 grilled chicken breast
• 1/2 Granny Smith apple (cut into large dices)
• 6 red grapes (cut in half)
• 4 leaves bibb lettuce
• 2 tablespoons shredded coconut, toasted
• 2 tablespoons toasted almonds
• 1/4 cup coconut dressing

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350℉. 
2. Season chicken breast with salt and pepper and a tiny bit of oil. Place onto a hot griddle or frying pan.
3. Cook evenly on both sides until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
4. Remove from grill/pan and set aside to rest.
5. Place coconut and almonds onto a baking pan with parchment paper and bake for 6 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
6. Place grapes onto a cutting board and slice them into halves.
7. Chop apple into large dices, making sure to avoid the core.
8. Place chicken breast onto cutting board and cut into large dices.
9. In a mixing bowl, lightly toss all ingredients with the coconut dressing (keep some almond and coconut to the side for garnish.)
10. Place four leaves of lettuce into a large bowl to act as the holder for the salad. Top with the chicken salad.
11. Garnish with remaining toasted coconut and almonds. ENJOY!

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Xavier.H.

​​I'm Xavier - a food enthusiast and full-time blogger, theme park lover(especially Universal), and Halloween Horror Nights fan. I so happen to also lead the Universal Food Blog team on our trek to find the best dishes around Universal Orlando Resort to report to you!