Fruited Chicken Salad
Light & Tasty
From Audrey Moser of Drummond Island, Michigan comes this fresh-tasting chicken salad that's sweetened with pineapple, dates and golden raisins. "I often serve this salad on lettuce, but you could stuff a tomato with it or spoon it into a pita bread as well," Audrey suggests.
SERVINGS: 6
CATEGORY: Salads
METHOD:
TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
Ingredients:
- 4 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
- 1 can (8 ounces) unsweetened crushed pineapple, drained
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped dates
- DRESSING:
- 3/4 cup fat-free salad dressing
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 6 lettuce leaves
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine the chicken, pineapple, celery, onion, raisins and dates. In another bowl, combine the salad dressing, sour cream, lemon juice, mustard, garlic powder and pepper. Pour over chicken mixture; toss to coat. Serve on a lettuce leaf. Yield: 6 servings.