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Cold Chicken with Lime Dressing
Title: Cold Chicken with Lime Dressing Categories: Chicken Yield: 4 Servings 1 lb Poached skinless, boneless -chicken breasts 1 c Thinly sliced celery 1 c Diced red bell peppers 1/2 c Chopped scallions 1 ts Granted lime peel 1/4 c Fresh lime juice 1/4 ts Crushed dried red peppers 1/2 ts Ground cumin 1/2 c Extra-virgin olive oil One-third cup chopped dry -roasted, unsalted peanuts 8 lg Romaine lettuce leaves, -rinsed and drained Cut chicken into 1/4 inch strips. Place in a large bowl with celery, red bell peppers and scallions. For dressing, combine lime peel, lime juice, dried red peppers, cumin and olive oil with a wire whisk. Pour dressing over chicken and vegetables. Toss well and refrigerate 1 hour. Sprinkle with peanuts just before serving on romaine leaves. Yield: 4 servings, each containing 545 calories; 39 grams protein; 94 milligrams cholesterol; 35.8 grams total fat. NOTE: To avoid pickling effect, don't marinate chicken in lime juice more than 3 to 4 hours. From: The Low-Cholesterol Olive Oil Cookbook The Asbury Park Press 08/26/92 Shared By: Pat Stockett Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #207 Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 07:01:29 -0500 From: pickell@cyberspc.mb.ca (S.Pickell) |