Recently I made this wonderful Greek Lemon Chicken. The chicken made a tasty meal with Slow Roasted Asparagus and Mary's Perfect Salad. There was quite a bit of chicken left over and I wanted to make something with it that was healthy, since I'm featuring phase one recipes for the first two weeks of January for all the new South Beach dieters out there. I had some interesting veggies in the refrigerator, which was one of the things that led me to this particular combination. This salad was something I would definitely make again, and next time I might add a little grated ginger root to the dressing.Leftover Chicken Asian Chopped Salad
(Makes 2 servings, recipe created by Kalyn)
Dressing Ingredients:
1 T Splenda
1 T soy sauce
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 T sesame oil
3 T Rice Vinegar (be sure not to get seasoned vinegar, which contains sugar)
(Next time I might add some grated ginger root too)
Salad Ingredients:
2 cups chopped leftover chicken
3 chops chopped romaine or iceberg lettuce
6-8 small sweet peppers (different colors if possible)
1/2 cup snow peas, cut on diagonal into fourths
1/2 cup chopped cilantro (optional)
2 T toasted sesame seed
1/3 cup coarsely chopped cashews
Instructions:
Mix dressing ingredients and let the dressing sit at room temperature while you prepare salad ingredients so the flavors can blend. Chop chicken and place in ziploc bag with about 3 T of the dressing mixture to marinate while you cut up the veggies.
Chop lettuce. Cut peppers into rings and slice snow peas. Chop cilantro, if using. In large bowl, combine lettuce, peppers, snow peas, and cilantro and toss with dressing. (You may not need all the dressing.)
Divide salad among 2 plates or bowls. Arrange chicken over salad and sprinkle with sesame seeds and cashews.
South Beach Suggestions:
Everything in this salad is a great low-glycemic ingredient, so this is great for any phase of the South Beach Diet.
Chop lettuce. Cut peppers into rings and slice snow peas. Chop cilantro, if using. In large bowl, combine lettuce, peppers, snow peas, and cilantro and toss with dressing. (You may not need all the dressing.)
Divide salad among 2 plates or bowls. Arrange chicken over salad and sprinkle with sesame seeds and cashews.
South Beach Suggestions:
Everything in this salad is a great low-glycemic ingredient, so this is great for any phase of the South Beach Diet.
Tip from Kalyn: I buy sesame seeds already toasted and keep them in the freezer so they don't go rancid.
9 comments:
Oh, the dish is beautiful. I think is so important to eat colorful food, not only because of the balancing and inviting colors factor, but because of the different nutrients and antioxidant properties they carry.
Already done my bit for BoB...
Isn't leftover chicken sooo tasty the next day? My Fiance's specialty is to turn leftover chicken that i've roasted to a stirfry the next day.
A little tip - try adding a tsp of finely chopped ginger...
Hey Kalyn,
I bragged on you to my readers over at my "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb" blog today and encouraged them to vote for Kalyn's Kitchen in the Best of the Blogs contest.
But I couldn't help but notice they also had a Weight Loss/Fitness category and a little bit miffed that mine wasn't even considered. :( Could we possibly start a write-in campaign for "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb?" Wouldn't that be a hoot?!
THANKS again for all you do for the low-carb community, Kalyn. You are a top-notch professional in my book and I am grateful that I can call you my friend. Take care!
Jimmy Moore, author of "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb"
LivinLaVidaLowCarb.com
livinlowcarbman@charter.net
I liked your new Second Helpings idea! Brilliant! So me .. since I eat for one and cook for 4! Will try to submit lily bulbs for Weekend Herb Blogging but if it is late, can you use that for next week instead?
All you guys are making me blush from all the praise. Jimmy, I could not believe the things you wrote about me on your site. You're so kind. It is really too bad one of your readers didn't notice the Best of Blogs nominations and nominate you.
I voted, Kalyn!
On my blog, you mentioned something about the "splenda police." Meaning people that don't like splenda? And why would that be?
I'm going to do a round-up of nut-containing recipes in a couple of days and include this one and another I found on your site.
Thanks!
Thanks Lisa. There are some people who consider Splenda to be harmful, although the scientific research says it is not. I personally feel fine about it, for one thing it is made from natural sugar, and for another thing, I don't use it in large amounts.
Lisa, forgot to say, THANKS for voting for me!!
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