I know you’re going to LOVE this main course salad. It’s a Vietnamese-inspired take on chicken salad. It has wonderful bold flavors and a great crunch from the shredded cabbage, carrots, chopped cucumber, and red bell peppers. The dressing is delicious and semi-homemade. The base is a store-bought light vinaigrette doctored up with peanut butter, lime juice, and a dash of cayenne pepper. It’s simple and absolutely delicious with each serving having 320 calories and 14 grams of fat.
Ingredients
Ingredients for Dressing:
- ¼ cup Girard’s Light Champagne Dressing or Trader Joe’s or any light Italian dressing, see shopping tips
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter, crunchy or creamy (I like unsalted peanut butter)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice or lemon juice
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper (red pepper)
Ingredients for Salad:
- 4 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
- 2 cups cabbage, shredded
- 1¼ cups cooked chicken breast, diced, see shopping tips
- 1 cup carrots, shredded
- 1 cup red bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup cucumber, peeled and diced
- 2 tablespoons cilantro chopped, for topping (optional)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, add all the dressing ingredients and whisk together. Be sure to keep mixing until the peanut butter dissolves. Refrigerate until ready to toss in salad.
- In a large bowl, add all salad ingredients. When ready to serve, toss in dressing. Divide among 2 dinner-size plates. Top each with chopped cilantro, if desired.
Notes
Makes 2 large main course salads
Healthy Benefits
Thanks to the romaine, cabbage, red bell peppers, and cucumbers, each salad has 8 grams of fiber!
Shopping Tips
Girard’s Champagne Vinaigrette is sold in most large supermarkets. Trader Joe‘s makes one too. If you can’t find this vinaigrette, you can use any light Italian dressing, I love the cooked grilled chicken strips sold in packages at Trader Joe’s. Or, buy a store-bought cooked chicken and just use the chicken breasts with the skin removed.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 4-Blue
WW SmartPoints 6-Green
WW Points Plus 8
Healthy Benefits
Thanks to the romaine, cabbage, red bell peppers, and cucumbers, each salad has 8 grams of fiber!
Shopping Tips
Girard’s Champagne Vinaigrette is sold in most large supermarkets. Trader Joe‘s makes one too. If you can’t find this vinaigrette, you can use any light Italian dressing, I love the cooked grilled chicken strips sold in packages at Trader Joe’s. Or, buy a store-bought cooked chicken and just use the chicken breasts with the skin removed.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 4-Blue
WW SmartPoints 6-Green
WW Points Plus 8
| SKINNY FACTS: for 1 large main course salad 320 calories, 14g fat, 2g sat. fat, 62mg chol, 33g prot, 22g carbs, 8g fiber, 368mg sodium, 6g sugar |
| FACTS: for SmartPoints 125 calories, 2g sat. fat, 1g sugar, 4g protein |
Skinny Facts
Serving: 1saladCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 33gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 368mgFiber: 8gSugar: 6gBlue Smart Points: 4Green Smart Points: 6Plus Points: 8
