Tasty Jamaican Jerk Chicken Salad: Hot or Cold?

[krzymomof4]

Does anyone know if the jamacian jerk chicken salad can be eaten cold? The adult or kid friendly version.

 

[heat123]

Hmm, here I thought it was a cold pasta salad? It's actually warm?

 

[BethCooks4U]

It is awesome warm and it is awesome cold. Try it you will love it!

 

[gilliandanielle]

I had it cold in the trifle bowl with layers of chicken, beans, and rotini, all cold! Delicious!

 

[heat123]

It is awesome warm and it is awesome cold. Try it you will love it!

Good to know, I am actully making it at my show this weekend and will probably be cold since I will make the pasta before hand and have precooked chicken. Thanks for the info!

 

[krzymomof4]

Thanks...cold it is!

 

[heat123]

It is awesome warm and it is awesome cold. Try it you will love it!

Is it really spicy so I can forewarn guests? I only tasted a spec of the seasoning so I couldn't tell if it had a major kick to it?

 

[pamperedval]

The recipe is good warm and tastes great cold as leftovers...

I usually can't handle things that are too spicy and this was fine for me.

HTH.

 

[heat123]

Good to know, I too can't handle spicy foods so I may even try this for the family !

 

[gilliandanielle]

I can't do ANYTHING spicy and it was fine for me!!

 

[floccies]

You can eat it cold or warm. We have had it both ways. I like it better warm -- but it is also very good cold.

 

[BethCooks4U]

Is it really spicy so I can forewarn guests? I only tasted a spec of the seasoning so I couldn't tell if it had a major kick to it?

Not spicy but flavorful!

DH but hates dishes that have too much of a spice in it (so that it takes over all other flavors in the dish) and he loved it.

 

[jenniferknapp]

It wasn't bad for me either. I think that all of the lime cuts it, and we added extra rub to the chicken, after it was already marinating in it for a day! So we were a little worried about it being overpowered, but it wasn't!

 

[LisaAnn]

A good substitute for the Jerk Rub is the Sweet & Smoky BBQ Rub, I accidentally used the BBQ rub instead of the Jerk for our cluster meeting this month and it turned out awesome!

 

[heat123]

Can you sub. the whole fresh pineapple with canned tidbits? Seems like it would be cheaper that way, since I'm doing a FREE show.

 

[gilliandanielle]

I did it with tidbits and it was fine- I even have done the tidbits without grilling and they were fine too!

 

[heat123]

Cool, thanks Gill, and good to know about the not having to grill either. I figured as much but wanted to make sure! I actually sub. tidbits when doing the Aloha pizza and it turned out fine!

 

[heat123]

PS. How would you rate this as a demo anyways?

 

[letscook04]

I just made for dinner a pork loin with a little olive oil & sprinkled jamacian jerk rub on it. It came out really good.

 

[PC_CPR]

For dinner yesterday, I used the Jamaican Jerk Rub with a little bit of olive oil on tilapia filets and baked on a stone for 20 minutes. My DH loved it! It's not hot at all--remember, Jamaican spice has also sweetness to it. --Cath

 

[GourmetGirl]

I did this as a demo last weekend and would say if you do this, do as much prep before hand as possible! I felt like it took forever to make with so many components. It overall wasn't a great show (multiple young children at the show are never good...), but I think that all the detail and time that this recipe took took away from the rest of my presentation. At my show today I make the cappucino mousse trifle recipe from the trifle info card, and that was one of the best demo's I have ever done! I would highly recommend doing a trifle instead of the pasta salad if you can get away with it!

 

[heat123]

I just had a show and demoed it and I am glad I did most of the prep before hand. So All I had to do was cut a few things and mix. Rating it however, even thought the guests all liked it (I wasn't too fond of the dressing I think) so I wouldn't try and make it for my family after sampling it.
Thanks for everyones inputs in the seasoning, which I did like the flavor.