Fruit-Full Tossed Chicken Salad Recipe - Cooking Index
Fruit-Full Tossed Chicken Salad Recipe - Cooking Index
Check out all these colorful ingredients. Fresh fruits and vegetables are full of natural sugars, so we get to use that to our advantage! This main dish salad can satisfy our sweet craving without all the guilt. Not a bad deal, huh?
Type: Chicken, Poultry| 1 | Mixed baby greens - (4 oz) | |
| 2 cups | 125g / 4.4oz | Chunked cooked chicken breast |
| 2 | Scallions - thinly sliced | |
| 1 cup | 237ml | Sliced strawberries |
| 1 | No-sugar-added sliced peaches - (15 oz) - drained, with | |
| Liquid reserved | ||
| 3 tablespoons | 45ml | No-sugar-added peach preserves |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Red wine vinegar |
| 1 teaspoon | 5ml | Yellow mustard |
| 1/8 teaspoon | 0.6ml | Ground red pepper |
In a large salad bowl, combine the baby greens, chicken, scallions, strawberries, and peaches.
In a small bowl, combine 1/3 cup of the reserved peach liquid, the peach preserves, vinegar, mustard, and ground red pepper; mix well. Pour over the salad and toss well. Serve immediately.
This recipe yields 4 servings. Serving size: 1/4 recipe.
Exchanges Per Serving: 3 Very Lean Meat, 1 1/2 Fruit.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 202; Calories from Fat 25; Fat 3g; Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 60mg; Sodium 84mg; Carbohydrates 21g; Dietary Fiber 3g; Sugars 16g; Protein 23g.
Source:
American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org
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