Chicken, Red Potato, and Green Bean Salad (Cooking Light)

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Chicken, Red Potato, and Green Bean Salad


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


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)

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.


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

CALORIES 269 (29% from fat); FAT 8.8g (sat 1.8g,mono 4.4g,poly 1.6g); IRON 3.8mg; CHOLESTEROL 53mg; CALCIUM 96mg; CARBOHYDRATE 26.1g; SODIUM 761mg; PROTEIN 22.4g; FIBER 5.8g

Cooking Light, MAY 2004

TamTastic

Chicken, Red Potato, and Green Bean Salad


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


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)

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.


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

CALORIES 269 (29% from fat); FAT 8.8g (sat 1.8g,mono 4.4g,poly 1.6g); IRON 3.8mg; CHOLESTEROL 53mg; CALCIUM 96mg; CARBOHYDRATE 26.1g; SODIUM 761mg; PROTEIN 22.4g; FIBER 5.8g

Cooking Light, MAY 2004

njksharp

yummy

nitag

My niece is having her baby shower this weekend and I am supposed to bring potato salad.. I make a rockin really fatty salad.. But I think I am going to make a better choice and make this.. Thanks Tam......

anita

TamTastic

My niece is having her baby shower this weekend and I am supposed to bring potato salad.. I make a rockin really fatty salad.. But I think I am going to make a better choice and make this.. Thanks Tam......

anita

Oh, you're welcome!!! It does look delicious, doesn't it?? Nice for this time of year.

jljohnson

Sounds pretty tasty, and like something my husband will actually eat! Marking for later. Thanks Tam!

MissLissa

This actually sounds really good! And I think it's something my whole fam will eat! Definitely gonna try it!