Add sizzle to dinner salad with chicken hot off the grill and a peppy fruit salsa.
Apricot Salsa Grilled Chicken Salad
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
Salsa
- 2/3 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
- 2 tablespoons apricot preserves
- 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons sliced green onions
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
Salad
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb)
- 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 6 cups bite-size pieces mixed salad greens
Instructions
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Step1Reserve 2 tablespoons of the orange juice; set aside. In 1-quart saucepan, heat apricots and remaining orange juice to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 3 to 5 minutes or until most of the orange juice is absorbed. Cool 15 minutes. In small bowl, mix reserved 2 tablespoons orange juice, the preserves and oil. Stir in apricot mixture and remaining salsa ingredients.
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Step2Heat gas or charcoal grill. Brush chicken with oil; sprinkle with garlic salt. Place chicken on grill. Cover grill; cook over medium heat 15 to 20 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F). Cut chicken into 1/2-inch slices.
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Step3Divide salad greens among 4 plates. Top with chicken and salsa.
Nutrition
340
Calories
12g
Total Fat
34g
Protein
26g
Total Carbohydrate
20g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 340
- Calories from Fat
- 110
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 18%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 11%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 85mg
- 29%
- Sodium
- 230mg
- 10%
- Potassium
- 840mg
- 24%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 26g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 15%
- Sugars
- 20g
- Protein
- 34g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 110%
- 110%
- Vitamin C
- 140%
- 140%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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