Grilled Chicken Salad With Cherries
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Golden-red Rainier cherries look prettiest in this salad, but any fresh sweet cherries will do.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 cup salad greens, 3 ounces chicken, 1/4 cup chopped cherries, and 2 tablespoons vinaigrette)
Ingredients
- Chicken:
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 6 (4-ounce) skinned, boned chicken breast halves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Cooking spray
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Vinaigrette: - 1/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons minced shallots
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
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Salad: - 6 cups gourmet salad greens
- 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pitted sweet cherries
- 6 whole cherries (optional)
Preparation
To prepare chicken, rub 2 teaspoons oil over chicken. Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
Prepare grill.
Place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 6 minutes on each side or until chicken is done. Cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
To prepare vinaigrette, combine water and next 8 ingredients (water through 1/8 teaspoon pepper) in a small bowl; stir with a whisk.
Arrange salad greens on plates, and top with sliced chicken, chopped cherries, and vinaigrette. Garnish with whole cherries, if desired.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 217 (31% from fat)
- Fat:
- 7.5g (sat 1.5g,mono 4g,poly 1.2g)
- Protein:
- 27.8g
- Carbohydrate:
- 8.8g
- Fiber:
- 1.9g
- Cholesterol:
- 72mg
- Iron:
- 1.7mg
- Sodium:
- 290mg
- Calcium:
- 41mg





