Nectarine Chicken Salad

  Salads

When guests are coming for lunch or dinner in the warm summer months, I like to serve this attractive, colorful salad. The dressing is refreshingly tart. A neighbor shared the recipe years ago and I've passed it on many times.

Nectarine Chicken Salad

Average Rating: 4.5

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
YIELD: 4 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 6 cups torn mixed salad greens
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and sliced
  • 5 medium ripe nectarines, thinly sliced

Instructions

  • 1. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the lime juice, sugar, thyme, oil and garlic; shake well.
  • 2. On a serving platter, arrange salad greens, chicken and nectarines. Drizzle with dressing. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/2 cups: 266 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 63mg cholesterol, 76mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 5g fiber), 26g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
3 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

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