CHOPPED CHICKEN SALAD WITH APPLES AND WALNUTS
This salad is delicious, and provides generous amounts of protein, high-quality carbs, soluble fiber, and 80 percent of your daily requirement for folate.
Makes 1 serving
Ingredients
• 1 to 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce
• 4 to 5 ounces chicken breast, cooked, cooled, and chopped
• ½ cup canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
• ½ medium Fuji or McIntosh apple (with skin), chopped
• ¼ cup chopped cucumber (with peel)
• ¼ cup chopped tomato
• ¼ cup chopped avocado
• ¼ cup chopped celery
• 2 scallions, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts
• 2 to 4 tablespoons reduced-calorie raspberry vinaigrette
Directions
Place the lettuce in a large bowl.
Add the chicken, chickpeas, apple, cucumber, tomato, avocado, celery, scallions, and walnuts.
Drizzle with the vinaigrette and toss to coat.
Per Serving
569 calories, 44 g protein, 53 g carbohydrate, 23 g fat (2.5 g saturated), 91 mg cholesterol, 700 mg sodium, 14g fiber; plus 320 mcg folate (80% DV)
Reprinted from: Joy Bauer's Food Cures: Treat Common Health Concerns, Look Younger & Live Longer by Joy Bauer, MS, RD, CDN with Carol Svec. Copyright © 2007 Joy Bauer, MS, RD, CDN. Permission granted by Rodale, Inc., Emmaus, PA 18098. Available wherever books are sold or directly from the publisher by calling at (800) 848-4735.
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