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Chicken Carrot and Cucumber Salad

 

Quick, easy and delicious. An Ideal busy week-day dinner.
49

Yield

4

servings

Prep

10

min

Cook

0

min

Ready

15

min

Low Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb
 

Ingredients

2 cups chicken breasts
chopped cooked
1 ¼ cups cucumbers
chopped seeded
1/22 cup carrots
matchstick-cut
½ cup radishes
sliced
cup scallions, spring or green onions
chopped
¼ cup mayonnaise, light
*
2 tablespoons cilantro
chopped fresh
*
1 teaspoon garlic
bottled minced
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon cumin
ground
*
teaspoon black pepper
*
4 each red lettuce
leaves, green
*
4 each pita bread, whole wheat
each cut into 8 wedges, 6-inch
*

Directions

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl.

Combine mayonnaise and next 5 ingredients (through pepper) in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.

Add mayonnaise mixture to chicken mixture; stir until combined.

Place 1 lettuce leaf on each of 4 plates; top each leaf with about 1 cup chicken mixture.

Place 8 pita wedges on each serving.

 

* not incl. in nutrient facts

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 130g (4.6 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 12821% of calories from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 1g 4%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 60mg 20%
Sodium 212mg 9%
Total Carbohydrate 1g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1g 3%
Sugars g
Protein 45g
Vitamin A 8% Vitamin C 7%
Calcium 3% Iron 6%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?

 

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