Summertime Main-Dish Salad Recipe

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Summertime Main-Dish Salad, from field editor Ruby Williams of Bogalusa, Louisiana, is cook and satisfying. "This salad has all the spark of Cajun jambalaya," Ruby remarks.

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Summertime Main-Dish Salad Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 10 min. + chilling

Yield: 9 Servings

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Ingredients

2-1/2 cups cubed fully cooked low-fat ham
1/3 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/3 cup cider or red wine vinegar
4 cups cooked rice
3 cups diced cooked chicken
2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
1/2 cup julienned green pepper
1/2 cup julienned sweet red pepper
2 green onions with tops, sliced
1 pint cherry tomatoes

Directions

In a skillet over medium heat, saute the first seven ingredients in oil until vegetables are tender. Remove from the heat; stir in vinegar. Cool for 5 minutes. In a bowl, toss rice, chicken, celery, peppers and onions. stir in the ham mixture. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours. Garnish with tomatoes. Yield: 9 servings.

Diabetic Exchanges: One 1-cup serving equals 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable; also, 251 calories, 576 mg sodium, 47 mg cholesterol, 31 gm carbohydrate, 18 gm protein, 5 gm fat.

Originally published as Summertime Main-Dish Salad in Taste of Home June/July 1997, p8