Grilled Chicken Salad
- Yield: 4 servings
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 6 mins
Italian seasoning is an herb blend that includes dried basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme, sage, marjoram and savory.
Ingredients
- Chicken:
- 2tablespoons olive oil
- 1tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2-- garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4teaspoon salt
- -- Coarsely ground black pepper
- 1/2teaspoon onion powder
- 1teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 1/2pounds chicken tenders
- Salad:
- 1cup diced celery
- 1/4cup diced red onion
- 1/2cup dried cherries
- 1/2cup light mayonnaise
- 1tablespoon Creole mustard, such as Zatarain's
- 1tablespoon chopped chives
- 1/4teaspoon salt
- -- Coarsely ground black pepper
Instructions
- To prepare chicken, combine all ingredients, except chicken, in a large bowl. Stir well. Add chicken and stir to coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour to overnight.
- Prepare grill.
- Remove chicken from marinade. Discard marinade. Cook chicken over direct heat about 3 minutes on each side, until thoroughly cooked.
- To prepare salad, combine all ingredients. Add cooked chicken. Toss well. Makes about 5 cups.
Recipe by High Cotton Catering, Natchez, Miss.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 600
- Glycemic Load 0
- Fat 39g
- Saturated Fat 7g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 10g
- Monounsaturated Fat 16g
- Cholesterol 65mg
- Sodium 1190mg
- Potassium 390mg
- Carbohydrate 41g
- Fiber 7g
- Sugars 10g
- Protein 21g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 15%
- Vitamin C 4%
- Calcium 6%
- Iron 10%