California Chile Chicken Salad

Recipe Ingredients

3		Dried California chiles
1 cup	237ml	Low-fat mayonnaise
1 tablespoon	15ml	Lime juice
2		Garlic cloves - minced
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Salt
4 cups	250g / 8.8oz	Diced cooked chicken
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Chopped onion
1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	Chopped celery
1 cup	237ml	Jicama strips
1		Serrano chile - chopped
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped cilantro
		Chopped cilantro - for garnish

Recipe Instructions

Put dried chiles in saucepan and cover with water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook until chiles are tender, about 15 minutes.

Drain, cut chiles in half and remove stems and seeds. Coarsely chop chiles. Puree chiles, mayonnaise, lime juice, garlic and salt in blender until smooth.

Toss together cooked chicken, onion, celery, jicama and serrano chile. Stir in chile mayonnaise until thoroughly mixed. Stir in cilantro. Cover and chill 1 hour to allow flavors to blend.

Garnish with additional chopped cilantro.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Each serving: 541 calories; 973 mg sodium; 165 mg cholesterol; 35 grams fat; 16 grams carbohydrates; 42 grams protein; 0.90 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 08-25-1999

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