Asian Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups Recipe

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“I serve this salad in lettuce leaves or in pita pockets to friends who enjoy something a bit out of the ordinary. This is fast, easy, a bit exotic and, best of all, delicious.” If you like peanut butter, this is the chicken salad for you! Mary Bergfeld - Eugene, Oregon

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Asian Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
  • Yield: 8 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup reduced-fat sesame ginger salad dressing
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 3 packages (6 ounces each) ready-to-use grilled chicken breast strips
  • 4 cups chopped cucumbers
  • 1 cup chopped sweet red pepper
  • 3/4 cup chopped green onions
  • 1/4 cup grated carrot
  • 8 Bibb or Boston lettuce leaves
  • Chopped fresh cilantro, optional

Directions

  • In a small bowl, whisk the first seven ingredients. In a large bowl, combine the chicken, cucumbers, pepper, onions and carrot. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Chill until serving. Serve on lettuce leaves. Garnish with cilantro if desired. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup chicken salad with 1 lettuce leaf equals 237 calories, 13 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 42 mg cholesterol, 1,253 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 19 g protein.

Originally published as Asian Chicken Salad in Simple & Delicious March/April 2009, p51

Medium-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied white wine such as Riesling or Gewürtztraminer

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Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2011 by SarahM916

So light and tasty! Great recipe!


Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2011 by sooperwife

You can't believe all the flavors that meld together! My husband loved it. I have handed this recipe out many times. Thanks!!!


Reviewed on May. 25, 2011 by dpeaches409

Supper quick and super taste.

 
 
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