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CITRUS GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

This fresh entrée-size salad makes for a quick and delicious dinner on a hot summer evening.

Yield: Serves 4.

July 02, 2019

CITRUS GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup orange marmalade
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 8 cups torn mixed greens
  • 3 small navel oranges, peeled and sliced
  • 3 green onions, diagonally sliced

Directions

  1. To prepare dressing, whisk together marmalade, lemon juice and mustard; reserve 2/3 cup (150 mL) of dressing for salad.
  2. Grill chicken over medium heat on natural gas barbecue, basting with remaining dressing, for 5 - 7 minutes per side.
  3. Combine greens, oranges and onions with 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the reserved dressing. Divide salad among 4 plates.
  4. Diagonally slice chicken breasts; place on top of salads. Drizzle with remaining reserved dressing.
Nutritional analysis per serving:

103 calories, 1.2 g fat, 19.1 g protein, 3.3 g carbohydrate, 0.9 g fibre, 796 mg sodium
Tip: For a creamier dressing, mix dressing using a blender for 10 seconds.
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