Coconut Chicken Salad

Yep....another coconut recipe. Dave and I really don't use coconut all that much, but when I find a new recipe that does, I'm always tempted to try it.

This one was really quite simple, and tastes great. (Sorry for the horrendous photo- we had no natural light and my photoshopping skills couldn't quite fix the coloring this time)

Ingredients:
6 (about 12 oz) chicken tenderloins
6 tbsp shredded coconut
1/4 cup panko crumbs
2 tbsp crushed cornflake crumbs (we used Corn Chex)
1/3 cup egg substitute or egg whites (we used 1 whole egg with a splash of milk)
pinch salt
olive oil spray (we used Pam)
6 cups mixed baby greens
3/4 cup shredded carrots
1 large tomato, sliced (omitted)
1 small cucumber, sliced (didn't use- the cuke we bought tasted funny!)

Vinaigrette
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
2 tsp dijon mustard

Directions:
1. Whisk all vinaigrette ingredients; set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 375°.
3. Combine coconut flakes, panko, cornflake crumbs and salt in a bowl. Put egg whites or egg beaters in another bowl. (NOTE: We toasted our coconut in the oven at 350 for 6 minutes before combining with panko and cereal crumbs. It made it extra crunchy)
4. Lightly season chicken with salt. Dip the chicken in the egg (and milk mixture), then in the coconut crumb mixture. Place chicken on a cookie sheet lined with parchment for easy cleanup. 5. Lightly spray with olive oil spray and bake for 30 minutes turning halfway, or until chicken is cooked through.
6. Place 2 cups baby greens on each plate. Divide carrots, cucumber, tomato evenly between each plate.
7. When chicken is ready slice on the diagonal and place on top of greens.
8. Heat dressing in the microwave a few seconds and divide equally between each salad; a little over 1 tbsp each.

*We also added some fresh mango...it tasted great with the chicken, but not so great with the vinaigrette!

Recipe (and a better photo!) from Skinny Taste