GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD WITH PLUM VINAIGRETTE
What a beautiful salad this is! Grilling brings out the natural sweetness of the plums. A wonderful presentation, it's easy, awesome flavors, a recipe you will love and the family will request again and again!
Provided by FLUFFSTER
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 38m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Soak sixteen 5-6-inch long wooden skewers in.
- water for 30 minutes.
- For the vinaigrette:.
- Combine vinegar; plum sauce, preserves, or sweet-and-sour sauce; oil; coriander;; and pepper in a small mixing bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup for brushing sauce; set aside remaining vinaigrette for salad dressing.
- Thread chicken strips accordion-style on skewers. Cut each plum into 8 wedges; thread onto remaining 8 skewers.
- Grill skewered chicken on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium high coals for 8 to 10 minutes or until the chicken is tender and no longer pink, adding the skewered plums during the last 3 minutes and brushing occasionally with the 1/4 cup plum vinaigrette.
- Meanwhile, cook pea pods, covered, in a small amount of boiling water for 2 to 4 minutes or until crisp-tender. (Or place pea pods and 2 tablespoons water in a 1-qt. microwave-safe casserole. Micro cook, uncovered, on 100% power (high) for 2 to 2 1/2 minutes or until crisp-tender). Drain.
- To serve:.
- Toss together pea pods and greens in a large bowl. Arrange pea pod mixture; chicken, and plums on 4 dinner plates. Serve with remaining plum vinaigrette.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 287.1, Fat 12, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 65.8, Sodium 177.3, Carbohydrate 17, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 7.2, Protein 27.3
GLUTEN-FREE CHICKEN SALAD WITH PLUM SAUCE
Friends coming for a quick lunch? This low-fat Chinese recipe will be a big hit!
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Lunch
Time 42m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix plum sauce, water, vinegar, cornstarch and mustard.
- Spray wok or 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over high heat. Add chicken; stir-fry about 2 minutes or until no longer pink in center. Add carrot and onions; stir-fry 1 minute.
- Stir in plum sauce mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove chicken mixture from wok. Refrigerate about 30 minutes until cool. Serve over salad mix.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Carbohydrate 14 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 3 g, Protein 20 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 190 mg
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