Grilled Chicken Mojito Sandwiches

A mojito is a rum, lime juice, and mint cocktail that originated in Cuba. This sandwich features those flavors and makes for a great lunch or casual dinner.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)

Ingredients

• Dressing:
• 1/4  cup  reduced-fat mayonnaise
• 1/4  teaspoon  finely grated lime rind
• 3  tablespoons  minced fresh mint
• 1  tablespoon  fresh lime juice
• 1  teaspoon  sugar
• 1  teaspoon  minced serrano chile (with seeds)
• 
  Sandwich:
• 1  tablespoon  minced fresh mint
• 3  tablespoons  fresh lime juice
• 2  tablespoons  dark rum
• 1  teaspoon  ground cumin
• 1  garlic clove, crushed
• 1  pound  chicken breast tenders
• 4  (1/4-inch-thick) slices Vidalia or other sweet onion
• Cooking spray
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 4  (2-ounce) French rolls, halved
• 8  (1/4-inch-thick) tomato slices
• 4  red leaf lettuce leaves

Preparation

To prepare dressing, combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Cover and chill.

To prepare sandwich, combine 1 tablespoon mint and next 4 ingredients (through garlic) in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add chicken breast tenders; seal and marinate in refrigerator for 15 minutes, turning occasionally.

Prepare grill.

Remove chicken from bag; discard marinade. Place chicken and onion on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 4 minutes on each side or until chicken is done and onion is tender. Remove from grill; sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.

Grill roll halves, cut side down, until lightly toasted, about 1 minute.

Spread about 1 tablespoon dressing over the bottom halves of the rolls. Top each serving with 3 ounces chicken breast tenders, 1 onion slice, 2 tomato slices, and 1 lettuce leaf; cover with top halves of rolls.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

370 (15% from fat)

Fat:

6.1g (sat 1.5g,mono 1.9g,poly 2g)

Protein:

32.5g

Carbohydrate:

43.3g

Fiber:

3.9g

Cholesterol:

66mg

Iron:

2.9mg

Sodium:

705mg

Calcium:

99mg