Nectarine Chicken Salad

Name: Nectarine Chicken Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 1/4 cup lime juice; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 garlic clove, minced; 6 cups torn mixed salad greens; 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and sliced; 5 medium ripe nectarines, thinly sliced

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 15 min. YIELD: 4 servings.

When guests are coming for lunch or dinner in the warm summer months, I like to serve this attractive, colorful salad. The dressing is refreshingly tart. A neighbor shared the recipe years ago and I've passed it on many times.

Ingredients

1/4 cup lime juice
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
6 cups torn mixed salad greens
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and sliced
5 medium ripe nectarines, thinly sliced

Directions

1. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the lime juice, sugar, thyme, oil and garlic; shake well.
2. On a serving platter, arrange salad greens, chicken and nectarines. Drizzle with dressing. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/2 cups: 266 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 63mg cholesterol, 76mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 5g fiber), 26g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

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