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Apple & Walnut Chicken Salad w/ Green Salad

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SAL: Apple & Walnut Chicken Salad w/ Green Salad

heart.org/simplecooking.
Reviews rate this recipe 4.5 of 5 hearts.
Serves 4

This delicious no-cook Simple Cooking with Heart recipe is a combination of two salads. It's fresh, sweet, crunchy and creamy and is a satisfying lunch or a light dinner entrée.

Ingredients:
Chicken Salad:
• 1/4 cup fat-free, plain yogurt
• 2 Tbsp. light mayonnaise
• 1/4 tsp. salt-free, dried Italian spice blend or dried thyme, dried basil or both combined
• 2 cups skinless, shredded chicken breast of a rotisserie-cooked chicken OR 20 oz. canned, salt-free white meat chicken, drained
• 3 Tbsp. chopped, unsalted, unoiled walnuts (or whatever nuts are on sale)
• 1/2 cup halved, seedless grapes OR sugar-free, dried dried fruit like prunes or cranberries
• 1 red (sweeter) or green (more tart) apple, finely chopped

Green Salad:
• 1 head lettuce (green leaf, red leaf or romaine), cut into bite-size pieces
• 1/2 chopped cucumber, chopped, peeled if desired
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil or canola oil
• 1 Tbsp. red vinegar, white vinegar, or lemon juice

Directions:
Chicken Salad:
1. Combine yogurt, mayonnaise, and spice blend in a large bowl with a fork.

2. Add chicken, nuts, grapes, and chopped apple. Stir to combine.


Green Salad:
1. In a bowl, combine chopped lettuce, cucumber, and tomato.

2. Add oil and vinegar, stirring to combine with salad.

3. Serve salad greens with chicken salad on top.

1/4 of recipe equals: Calories 272; Total Fat 13.0 g (Saturated Fat 2.0 g, Trans Fat 0.0 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 5.0 g, Monounsaturated Fat 5.0 g); Cholesterol 73 mg; Sodium 334 mg; Carbohydrates 18 g; Fiber 5 g; Sugars 11 g; Protein 24 g