Roast Chicken Waldorf Salad
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Ingredients
Salad
| 2/3 cup | coarsely chopped walnuts | | 8 oz. | diced roast chicken breast (2 cups) | | 1 | Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and cut in 3/4-inch cubes | | 2 | wild fennel bulbs, or | | 1/4 | md. fennel bulb, chopped or | | 1/4 | md. fennel bulb, chopped | | 6 cups | shredded red leaf, romaine, or | | Boston lettuce, or | | any combination |
Dressing
| 2 tbsp. | low-fat whipped dressing | | 1 | lemon, juice of | | 1/2 tsp. | salt | | 1/8 tsp. | ground black pepper | | 1 dash | cayenne pepper |
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Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spread the nuts in 1 layer on a baking sheet. Toast until they are fragrant and lightly colored, 10 minutes, stirring after 3 minutes and again after 6 minutes so they toast evenly. Set the nuts aside to cool.
In a mixing bowl, combine the chicken, apple, fennel and nuts.
For the dressing, in a small bowl, whisk together the whipped dressing, lemon juice, salt, black pepper and red pepper, adjusting the seasoning to taste. Pour the dressing over the chicken mixture, tossing until the salad is evenly coated.
To serve, divide the lettuce among 4 dinner plates and mound the chicken salad equally over the greens.
Author's Comments
Fennel and toasted nuts give a new twist to this salad with creamy dressing. Instead of waiting for leftovers from a roast chicken, you can make it using a barbecued breast from the store.
Per serving: 279 calories, 16 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 22 g protein, 16 g carbohydrates, 5 g fiber
Wild fennel bulbs are long and slim. You can find them at an increasing number of supermarkets as well as farmers' markets, particularly during the summer and fall. They should be thinly sliced, as they are crunchier (some would say tougher) than the bulbous fennel we are used to. They also have a more pronounced anise flavor.
Reprinted from: 12 Best Foods Cookbook: Over 200 Delicious Recipes Featuring the 12 Healthiest Foods by Dana Jacobi. Copyright © 2005 Dana Jacobi. (May 2005; $21.95US/$31.95CAN; 1-57954-965-9) Permission granted by Rodale, Inc., Emmaus, PA 18098. Available wherever books are sold or directly from the publisher by calling (800) 848-4735 or visit their website at www.rodalestore.com
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