Cheesecake Factory Luau Salad Recipe
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Cheesecake Factory Luau Salad Recipe
Description
This Luau Salad recipe builds a layered salad by placing whole large lettuce leaves on a plate, then sprinkling small amounts of cooked chicken, freshly sliced pineapple and mandarin oranges, green onion, celery, and red pepper. The layering is repeated several times to create height and variety in each bite. Wonton strips add crispiness, while chopped macadamia nuts contribute a rich, buttery crunch, finished with a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
The dressing combines pineapple juice with balsamic vinegar for brightness and acidity, sesame oil for a nutty underpinning, honey for subtle sweetness, and freshly ground salt and black pepper to balance flavors. Whisked together, it is poured over the salad just before serving to maintain crisp textures.
This salad highlights tropical fruit and savory chicken, combined with crunchy and fresh vegetables, offering a balanced combination of flavors and textures suitable as a light meal or starter.
Ingredients
- 3-4 leaves lettuce or bib lettuce, Boston
- 1/2 cup chicken already cooked, or rotisserie chicken works well, white meat
- 1 cup pineapple fresh and sliced
- 1/2 cup mandarin orange
- 1 green onion sliced
- 1 talk celery sliced
- 1 red pepper sliced
- 1/2 cup wonton strips
- 1/4 cup macadamia nuts chopped
- 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
Dressing
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp honey
- salt a few grinds of each, to taste
- black pepper a few grinds of each, to taste
Instructions
- On a dinner plate, layer a large, uncut lettuce leaf, and sprinkle with a bit of chicken, pineapple, oranges, onion, celery and wonton strips. Repeat this process 3-4 times until you've used all of your ingredients. Top the salad with the macadamia nuts and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- For dressing: In a large glass measuring cup, measure out the juice, vinegar, oil, honey, salt and pepper. Whisk to combine all ingredients. Pour over salad. Enjoy right away.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1170 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 1170kcal | 59% |
| Carbohydrates | 141g | 47% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 60g | 92% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 747mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 986mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 11g | 44% |
| Sugar | 57g | 114% |
| Vitamin A | 2607IU | 52% |
| Vitamin C | 117mg | 130% |
| Calcium | 212mg | 21% |
| Iron | 8mg | 44% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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