Chicken Salad in Melon Rings Recipe

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"This refreshing salad is sure to please everyone at your next luncheon," promises Kim Ozak of Winnipeg, Manitoba. "It's eye-catching and easy to prepare, requiring less time in the kitchen so you have more time to spend with your friends."

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Chicken Salad in Melon Rings Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

4 cups cubed cooked chicken
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup sliced celery
1 cup halved seedless grapes
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/3 to 1/2 cup vinaigrette or salad dressing of your choice
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
1 tablespoon diced pimientos
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Lettuce leaves
6 cantaloupe rings (1-1/2 inches thick), peeled

Directions

In a bowl, toss the chicken and lemon juice. Add the celery, grapes, onion, dressing, almonds, pimientos, salt and pepper; mix well. Cover and refrigerate. Just before serving, arrange lettuce on salad plates; top each with a melon ring. Fill center with chicken salad. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 melon ring with 1 cup chicken salad, prepared with 1/3 cup fat-free salad dressing) equals 278 calories, 10 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 79 mg cholesterol, 346 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 30 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1 fruit, 1 fat.

Originally published as Chicken Salad in Melon Rings in Quick Cooking May/June 2002, p35