Chicken Salad with Lemon, Raisins and Croutons
Serves 4
Ingredients:
CROUTONS
1 1/2 cup french bread cubes – about 1cm cubes
Olive oil spray or nonstick cooking spray
SALAD
450g chicken breasts – boneless and skinless
2 stalks celery; minced
1/3 cup golden raisins
Peel of 1 lemon – finely grated
6 romaine leaves
6 radicchio leaves (see note)
2 tsp Lemon juice
1 tsp Olive oil
DRESSING
1/2 cup plain non-fat yogurt
1/3 cup low fat mayonnaise
2 tb lemon juice
2 tsp dijon-style country mustard or grainy mustard
2 tsp honey
1 tb minced fresh rosemary leaves
1/8 tsp Salt; to 1/4 tsp
Freshly ground black pepper to taste Read the rest of this entry »
Tangerine and Red Onion Chicken Salad Recipe
Serves 4
Ingredients:
3 Tangerines
2 cups cooked chicken; coarsely chopped
1/2 cup celery; chopped
1 small red onion; chopped
1/2 cup parsley; chopped
DRESSING
85g Cream cheese; at room temperature
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1 tb prepared horseradish
1/4 cup Milk
Salt and pepper to season Read the rest of this entry »
Chicken Salad Tea Sandwiches with Smoked Almonds
Serves 12
Ingredients:
3 cups chicken stock or broth
2 whole boneless chicken breasts; with skin
1 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup minced shallot
1 tsp minced fresh tarragon
24 slices white bread; -sliced very thin
1/2 cup finely chopped smoked almonds Read the rest of this entry »
Chicken Pita and Cucumber Salad
Serves 1
Ingredients:
60g cooked chicken breast meat
1 small pita bread
Lettuce
2 tomato slices
1 tb honey
1 tb dijon mustard
1/2 cup sliced cucumber
2 tb Low-calorie vinaigrette dressing Read the rest of this entry »
Chicken and Cheese Ravioli Salad
Serves 8
Ingredients:
200g cooked cheese ravioli
3 whole skinless boneless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
2 chopped spring onions
1 cup blanched Snow Peas
1 large chopped celery hearts
1 small cucumber; peeled and sliced
1/2 cup raisins; coarsely chopped
200g chopped marinated artichoke hearts
DRESSING
2/3 cup low fat mayonnaise
1/2 cup fresh Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup lemon juice
Reserved marinade from artichokes
Salt and pepper to taste
GARNISH
1/2 bunch fresh spinach
2 peeled and sliced kiwi fruits
2 sectioned tangerines Read the rest of this entry »
Chicken and Snow Pea Pasta Salad
Serves 4
Ingredients:
150g spiral macaroni pasta
1 1/2 cup snow peas
1/3 cup low fat mayonnaise
1/4 cup french dressing
2 cups cooked, cut up chicken Read the rest of this entry »
Chicken Green Bean and Dill Salad
Serves 4
Ingredients:
450g green beans, trimmed; in half crosswise
DILL DRESSING
1/2 cup snipped or chopped fresh dill
1/3 cup fat-free ranch dressing
2 tb white horseradish (from jar)
4 grilled chicken-breast halves; in 1cm strips
1/2 cup sliced red radishes
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion Read the rest of this entry »
Chicken Fennel Salad Sandwiches Recipe
Serves 4
Ingredients:
2 cup chopped cooked chicken breast
1/2 cup diced fennel bulb
1/3 cup fat-free creamy cucumber salad dressing
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
8 slices multi-grain -bread; toasted
1 cup alfalfa sprouts Read the rest of this entry »
Chicken Chili Bean Salad Recipe
Serves 4
Ingredients:
400g can kidney beans
1 bunch trimmed spring onions – thinly sliced
1 roasted red capsicum – diced
450g grilled chicken breast – boneless, skinless
2 tb mayonnaise
2 tb chili powder
1 tb ground cumin
1/3 cup low-fat buttermilk
2 tb hot pepper sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tb chopped flat-leaf parsley Read the rest of this entry »
Chicken and Macaroni Salad Recipe
Serves 1
Ingredients:
2 hard boiled eggs
1 boiled and deboned chicken
2 cups cooked and cooled macaroni pasta
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped red onion
2 spring onions; chopped
1 cup pitted green olives
Mayonnaise
Paprika to sprinkle Read the rest of this entry »