Name: Chicken-Romaine Salad
Ingredients: ⅓ cup dried cranberries, cherries, blueberries, or currants; 1 pound purchased roasted chicken; ½ cup bottled balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing; 2 tablespoons orange juice; 1 ounce torn romaine lettuce or torn mixed greens (8 cups); ½ ounce presliced mushrooms; 1 ½ cups fresh or refrigerated grapefruit sections, mango slices and/or papaya slices, drained; 2 tablespoons dry roasted shelled sunflower seeds

Ingredients

⅓ cup dried cranberries, cherries, blueberries, or currants
1 2 pound purchased roasted chicken
½ cup bottled balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 10 ounce package torn romaine lettuce or torn mixed greens (8 cups)
½ 8 ounce package presliced mushrooms
1 ½ cups fresh or refrigerated grapefruit sections, mango slices and/or papaya slices, drained
2 tablespoons dry roasted shelled sunflower seeds

Directions

Step 1

In a small bowl, pour enough boiling water over cherries to cover. Let stand for 5 minutes; drain. Meanwhile, use two forks to pull chicken meat off the bones and shred in large pieces. Discard bones and skin. Measure 2 cups chicken pieces and place in a medium bowl; set aside. Cover and chill remaining chicken for another use.

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For dressing:

Step 2

In a screw-top jar, combine the 1/2 cup balsamic vinaigrette and orange juice. Cover and shake well.

Step 3

To serve, arrange lettuce on 4 dinner plates or on a platter. Top each with mushrooms and grapefruit sections. Arrange chicken in center of each salad. Sprinkle salads with cranberries and sunflower seeds. Drizzle the dressing evenly over the salads. Makes 4 main-dish servings.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

326 calories; 17 g total fat; 3 g saturated fat; 3 g polyunsaturated fat; 2 g monounsaturated fat; 62 mg cholesterol; 422 mg sodium. 22 g carbohydrates; 3 g fiber; 7 g sugar; 24 g protein; 4033 IU vitamin a; 41 mg vitamin c; 0 mg thiamin; 0 mg riboflavin; 8 mg niacin equivalents; 0 mg vitamin b6; 121 mcg folate; 0 mcg vitamin b12; 50 mg calcium; 2 mg iron;

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