Chicken-Apricot Salad
Make enough for tomorrow’s lunch—you can also include fresh corn, Italian chicken sausage, or chopped lettuce. The dressing is the key here.
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked chicken or turkey (approximately 1 whole breast)
- 1 red, unpeeled apple, chopped finely
- 4 stalks celery, chopped
- 4 stalks green onions, chopped
- 1 lemon, grated peel
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 tsp poppy seeds
- 1 Tbs honey
- 1 Tbs grainy mustard
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 12 dried apricots, cut into quarters
- 1/2 head leafy lettuce
Directions
- If the chicken is not already cooked, poach it gently in a little water while you chop and mix everything else. When it's cooked through, chop it.
- Finely grate the peel of a fresh lemon into a large bowl, then juice the lemon into the same bowl. Remember to grate the peel first.
- Add poppy seeds, mustard, honey, oil, and apricots to the bowl, then let apricots soften for at least 15 minutes in this dressing (less if apricots are fresh).
- Add the chicken, apple, celery, and green onions and mix well. Serve on a bed of lettuce.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 406
Calories from Fat 166 (41%)
(29%)Total Fat 19g
(11%)Saturated Fat 2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 9g
(30%)Cholesterol 89mg
(7%)Sodium 167mg
(22%)Potassium 780mg
Total Carbohydrate 27g
(16%)Dietary Fiber 4g
Sugars 21g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(70%)Protein 35g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.
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