Fruited Chicken Lettuce Salad Recipe

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"This colorful yet simple salad is super on warm days," Margaret Wilson of Hemet, California shares. "To speed up the preparation, I like to use bagged lettuce greens."

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Fruited Chicken Lettuce Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

1-1/2 cups torn salad greens
1 package (6 ounces) ready-to-use grilled chicken breast strips
1/3 cup julienned sweet red or yellow pepper
1/3 cup sliced fresh peach
1/3 cup fresh raspberries
1/3 cup fresh blueberries
DRESSING:
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 teaspoons lime juice
1-1/2 teaspoons honey
1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
Dash pepper

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the salad greens, chicken, red pepper and fruit. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the dressing ingredients; shake well. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 serving equals 301 calories, 17 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 56 mg cholesterol, 941 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 21 g protein.

Originally published as Fruited Chicken Lettuce Salad in Cooking for 2 Summer 2005, p 7