Chicken, Red Potato, and Green Bean Salad

This 30-minute salad is loaded with fresh ingredients and tossed with an incredible homemade dressing.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: about 1 3/4 cups)

Ingredients

• Dressing:
• 1/3  cup  coarsely chopped fresh parsley
• 3  tablespoons  red wine vinegar
• 1  tablespoon  fresh lemon juice
• 1  tablespoon  whole-grain Dijon mustard
• 1  tablespoon  extravirgin olive oil
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 
  Salad:
• 1  pound  small red potatoes
• 1  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  pound  diagonally cut green beans
• 2  cups  cubed cooked chicken (about 8 ounces)
• 2  tablespoons  chopped red onion
• 1  (10-ounce) package gourmet salad greens (about 6 cups)

Preparation

To prepare dressing, combine first 8 ingredients, stirring well with a whisk.

To prepare salad, place potatoes in a saucepan; cover with water. Add 1 teaspoon salt to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until almost tender. Add beans, and cook an additional 4 minutes or until beans are crisp-tender. Drain. Rinse with cold water; drain well.

Quarter potatoes. Place the potatoes, beans, chicken, onion, and greens in a large bowl. Drizzle with dressing; toss gently to coat. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

269 (29% from fat)

Fat:

8.8g (sat 1.8g,mono 4.4g,poly 1.6g)

Protein:

22.4g

Carbohydrate:

26.1g

Fiber:

5.8g

Cholesterol:

53mg

Iron:

3.8mg

Sodium:

761mg

Calcium:

96mg