Chicken Breast Salad with Sesame Peanut Dressing
Updated Sep 28, 2015
Dinner ready this 30 minutes! Enjoy this delicious salad with grilled chicken and baby greens topped with sesame peanut dressing.
Chicken Breast Salad with Sesame Peanut Dressing
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 2
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
Dressing
- 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup toasted sesame oil
- 1/2 cup apple cider or apple juice
- 1 tablespoon tamari sauce or soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon grated gingerroot
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 2 tablespoons honey
Salad
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 6 oz each)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 6 cups mixed baby greens
Instructions
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Step1Heat gas or charcoal grill. In medium bowl mix all dressing ingredients with whisk; set aside.
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Step2Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Place chicken on grill over medium-high heat. Cover grill; cook 8 to 10 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (165°F). Let stand 5 minutes; cut chicken diagonally into 1/2-inch slices.
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Step3Divide salad greens between 2 plates. Arrange chicken slices over greens. Drizzle 2 tablespoons dressing over each salad. Serve immediately. Remaining dressing can be saved for another use.
Nutrition
370
Calories
17g
Total Fat
41g
Protein
11g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 370
- Calories from Fat
- 160
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 27%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 17%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 105mg
- 35%
- Sodium
- 530mg
- 22%
- Potassium
- 820mg
- 23%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 11g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 14%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 41g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 190%
- 190%
- Vitamin C
- 45%
- 45%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 5 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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