Celestial Chicken, Mint, and Cucumber Skewers with Spring Onion Sauce

You can assemble these skewers one day in advance. Cover them with a damp paper towel; then cover them with plastic wrap. Keep refrigerated, and serve chilled. You can also make the onion sauce up to 24 hours in advance.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 3 skewers and 2 tablespoons sauce)

Ingredients

• 3/4  cup  low-fat mayonnaise
• 1/3  cup  low-fat buttermilk
• 3  tablespoons  chopped green onion tops
• 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried dill
• 2  teaspoons  white wine vinegar
• 1/2  small cucumber (about 2 ounces)
• 3  cups  water
• 1/2  pound  skinned, boned chicken breast, cut into 24 (3/4-inch) pieces
• 24  small mint leaves
• Cucumber slices (optional)

Preparation

Place first 6 ingredients in a blender; process until smooth. Cover and chill.

Cut the cucumber lengthwise into 4 pieces; cut each piece crosswise into 6 (1/4-inch) slices. Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add chicken; cook 4 minutes or until done. Drain well, and cool. Thread 1 chicken piece, 1 cucumber piece, and 1 mint leaf onto each of 24 (6-inch) skewers. Cover and chill. Serve with sauce; garnish with cucumber slices, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

76 (25% from fat)

Fat:

2.1g (sat 0.4g,mono 0.5g,poly 1g)

Protein:

7.1g

Carbohydrate:

7.1g

Fiber:

0.2g

Cholesterol:

17mg

Iron:

0.4mg

Sodium:

235mg

Calcium:

22mg