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Chicken Salad with a Corn Salsa Dressing

Source: dLife

A healthy chicken salad made with mixed baby lettuce topped with corn and a lemon salsa.

Nutrition Facts

Makes 2 servings
Amount Per Serving

Calories	333.5

Total Carbs	27.9 g

Dietary Fiber	5.7 g

Sugars	7.4 g

Total Fat	10.0 g

Saturated Fat	1.6 g

Unsaturated Fat	1.7 g

Potassium	795.0 mg

Protein	35.2 g

Sodium	238.2 mg

Dietary Exchanges 10.0 Fat, 1.8 Vegetables, 0.0 Fruits, 1.0 Starch, 4.0 Lean Meat

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Servings

Ingredients

2.0
2 each ears of corn 1.0
1 each medium tomatoes 1.0
1 each medium garlic cloves 2.0
2 each scallions 1.0
1 oz frozen chopped green peppers 1.0
1 tbsp fresh cilantro 0.5
0 1/2 tsp ground cumin 0.125
0.125 tsp kosher salt 1.0
1 pinch black pepper 1.5
1 1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice 1.0
1 tbsp olive oil 2.0
2 tbsp cold water 8.0
8 oz boneless skinless chicken breasts 4.0
4 cup romaine lettuce

Directions

Light a grill.
Remove the husks from the corn and pull off the silks. Wrap a paper towel around each ear of corn and twist the ends.
Microwave for 2 minutes on high then turn over and cook for another 2 minutes. Let cool enough so that you can handle them.
Cut the kernels form the corn using a sharp knife.
Mix together the kernels, tomato, garlic, scallions, green pepper, cilantro, cumin, salt, pepper, lemon juice, olive oil, and water in a bowl.
Grill the chicken for 5 minutes then turn over and grill the other side for another 5 minutes. Slice the chicken into strips.
Separate the lettuce between the two plates, set the chicken strips on the lettuce, and drizzle the corn mixture on top.