Orange Chicken Salad with Feta
Photo: Jan Smith
Ingredients
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast
- Cooking spray
- 8 cups torn leaf lettuce
- 1 cup orange bell pepper strips
- 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup matchstick-cut carrots
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) feta cheese, crumbled
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 3 tablespoons thawed orange juice concentrate, undiluted
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges in light syrup, drained
- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted
Preparation
Prepare grill.
Place chicken on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 6 minutes on each side or until done. Cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Set aside.
Combine lettuce and next 5 ingredients (through onions) in a large bowl. Combine orange juice concentrate, vinegar, oil, salt, and black pepper; stir with a whisk. Pour juice mixture over lettuce mixture, tossing to coat. Divide lettuce mixture evenly among 4 plates; top evenly with chicken, oranges, and almonds.
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- Yield: 4 servings (serving size: about 2 cups salad, 3 ounces chicken, about 10 mandarin orange segments, and 1 1/2 teaspoons almonds)
"This salad combines many of my favorite flavors in a new way. Orange juice concentrate in the dressing gives the salad a fresh taste." -Jenna Bayley-Burke, Hillsboro, OR
Nutritional Information
| Calories per serving: | 299 |
|---|---|
| Calories per serving: | 28% |
| Fat per serving: | 9.3g |
| Saturated fat per serving: | 3g |
| Monounsaturated fat per serving: | 4.4g |
| Polyunsaturated fat per serving: | 1.2g |
| Protein per serving: | 25.1g |
| Carbohydrates per serving: | 31.2g |
| Fiber per serving: | 4.8g |
| Cholesterol per serving: | 62mg |
| Iron per serving: | 1.5mg |
| Sodium per serving: | 351mg |
| Calcium per serving: | 161mg |
Good to Know
Enjoy a summer salad, with this cool, citrus dressing. Oranges are high in vitamin C, adding a vitamin boost to a basic salad.
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