Refreshing Grilled Chicken Salad

Name: Refreshing Grilled Chicken Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup lime juice; 2 tablespoons honey; 4 teaspoons olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each); 6 cups spring mix salad greens; 2 cups cubed seedless watermelon; 1 cup fresh blueberries; 1 medium sweet yellow pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

“This recipe is light, zippy and flavorful. It's a nice healthy salad that's great for a luncheon with friends.” And with blueberries, walnuts and olive oil, it's nutritionally exceptional, too. Denise Rasmussen - Salina, Kansas

Ingredients

1/2 cup lime juice
2 tablespoons honey
4 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
6 cups spring mix salad greens
2 cups cubed seedless watermelon
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 medium sweet yellow pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the lime juice, honey, oil, salt and pepper. Pour 1/3 cup into a large resealable plastic bag; add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate remaining lime juice mixture for dressing.
Drain and discard marinade. Lightly oil the grill rack. Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 4-7 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°.
In a large bowl, combine the salad greens, watermelon, blueberries and yellow pepper; add reserved dressing and toss to coat. Divide among four serving plates. Slice chicken; serve with salads. Sprinkle each serving with 4 teaspoons walnuts.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 300 calories, 12g fat (2g saturated fat), 63mg cholesterol, 257mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 4g fiber), 28g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 fat, 1 vegetable, 1 fruit, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Festive Grilled Chicken Salad in Healthy Cooking April/May 2009

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scrapo

Jun 20, 2012

Very Good! Thought the lime may be too much, but it added just the right amount of tang. We subbed the watermelon w/ strawberries. Also added a touch of Parmesan cheese.
scrapo

Jun 19, 2012

Very Good! Thought the lime may be too much, but it added just the right amount of tang. We subbed the watermelon w/ strawberries. Also added a touch of Parmesan cheese.
Travlnman02

May 14, 2012

Personally I don't care for blueberies but I do like and did substitute Boysenberries. I put the watermellon in a seperate dish for a dessert. I also added some cubed fresh pineapple and some Asparagus I had cooked earlier and cut into 1 inch pieces. I also made some homemade garlic-cheese croutons from whle wjheat bread that I cooked in a skillet in a small amount of butter to coat. It made an excellent dinner.
lisasobeck

Aug 17, 2011

Chicken was wonderful, but we did not care for the taste of the watermelon in this salad, would make again with the blueberries and omit watermelon.
kendramorgan

Jun 19, 2010

What a wonderful, refreshing tasty salad!!