Lemon-Chicken Salad

Recipe: Nutrition
Diabetes Appropriate
Dairy-free
Egg-free
Nut-free
Soy-free
Wheat-Free / Gluten-Free
Heart-Healthy
Kosher
Low-Calorie
Low-Carbohydrate
Low-Cholesterol
Low-Saturated Fat
Low-Sodium
Weight Management
Dish type
Dinner
Serves
4
Ready in
23 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb. fresh asparagus
  • 1/2 tsp. freshly grated lemon peel
  • 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper
  • 4 cups mixed salad greens
  • 2 cups chopped cooked chicken (1/2 lb.)
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded, cut into thin strips

Directions

Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
8 minutes
Ready in
23 minutes
  1. Snap off tough ends of asparagus; place asparagus in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover and steam 8 minutes or until crisp-tender. Immediately plunge asparagus into ice water; drain well. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  2. For vinaigrette, in a small bowl whisk together lemon peel, lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper; set aside.
  3. To serve, place salad greens in a large salad bowl. Add chicken, bell pepper strips and asparagus. Add vinaigrette; toss and serve.

Nutritional Information

Serving Size
1
Per Serving
Calories 188, Calories Fat , Total Fat 6g, Saturated Fat 1g, Cholesterol 59mg, Sodium 223mg, Carbohydrate 8g, Protein 25g
Serving Size1
Calories188
Total Fat6g
Total Fat (extra)10
Saturated Fat1g
Saturated Fat (extra)6
Cholesterol59mg
Cholesterol (extra)20
Sodium223mg
Sodium (extra)9
Potassium555mg
Carbohydrate8g
Carbohydrate (extra)3
Fiber3g
Fiber (extra)13
Protein25g
Omega30g
Vitamin A3055IU
Vitamin A (extra)61
Vitamin C63mg
Vitamin C (extra)105
Iron2mg
Iron (extra)12