Kale Salad with Chicken

Name: Kale Salad with Chicken
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 c. packed shredded kale; 1/4 c. packed chopped red or green cabbage; 2 tbsp. diced cucumber; 2 tbsp. diced plum tomato; 2 tbsp. diced jicama (optional); 2 tbsp. chopped snow or snap peas; 1 tbsp. packed cilantro; 1 (4-ounce) cooked and diced boneless, skinless chicken breast; 1/2 c. roasted unsalted peanuts; 2 tbsp. rice wine vinegar; 2 tbsp. low-sodium tamari (wheat-free soy sauce); 2 tbsp. canola oil; 1 tbsp. honey; 1 tbsp. water; 1 tsp. minced seeded jalapeño; 1/4 c. packed finely chopped cilantro

By Betsy StephensPublished: Dec 4, 2017

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Yields:

1 serving(s)

Total Time:

30 mins

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This filling salad — tossed with chicken — offers an easy way to ramp up your produce.

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Ingredients

Salad

1/2 cup packed shredded kale
1/4 cup packed chopped red or green cabbage
2 Tbsp. diced cucumber
2 Tbsp. diced plum tomato
2 Tbsp. diced jicama (optional)
2 Tbsp. chopped snow or snap peas
1 Tbsp. packed cilantro
1 (4-ounce) cooked and diced boneless, skinless chicken breast

Dressing

1/2 cup roasted unsalted peanuts
2 Tbsp. rice wine vinegar
2 Tbsp. low-sodium tamari (wheat-free soy sauce)
2 Tbsp. canola oil
1 Tbsp. honey
1 Tbsp. water
1 tsp. minced seeded jalapeño
1/4 cup packed finely chopped cilantro

Directions

1. Step 1To make dressing: In a blender, pulse roasted unsalted peanuts, rice wine vinegar, low-sodium tamari, canola oil, honey, water and jalapeño until slightly chunky.
2. Step 2 Stir in cilantro.
3. Step 3 To make salad: Massage the kale with your hands until softened, 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Step 4Add remaining salad ingredients and dressing. Toss to coat.

SALAD PER SERVING 352 calories, 15 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 41 g protein, 13 g carb, 7 g sugar, 3 g fiber, 339 mg sodium, 96 mg cholesterol

DRESSING PER 2 TBSP. SERVING 132 calories, 11 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 4 g protein, 7 g carb, 4 g sugar, 1 g fiber, 235 mg sodium, 0 mg cholesterol

This recipe originally appeared in the June 2015 issue of Dr. Oz The Good Life.

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