Manoa Chicken Salad

Featured in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on August 10, 2016.

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Ingredients:

Manoa Chicken Salad

Dressing:

  • 1 cup low-fat mayonnaise
  • 4 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
  • 5 teaspoons local honey
  • 2 teaspoons poppy seeds Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Salad:

  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
  • 2 cups red seedless grapes, halved
  • 3 stalks celery, slivered
  • 1/4 cup diced sweet Ewa onion
  • 1-2 heads Manoa lettuce

Directions:

  1. For dressing in a large bowl combine ingredients until well incorporated.
  2. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  3. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  4. Place chicken breasts in a baking dish with 1/2 cup water.
  5. Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes or until completely cooked through.
  6. Remove from pan; cool at room temperature for 10 minutes.
  7. When the chicken is cold, dice into bite-size chunks and transfer to a large bowl.
  8. Stir in nuts, grapes, celery, onion, and dressing.
  9. Serve over a bed of Manoa lettuce.

Makes 6 servings.

Approximate Nutrient Analysis per serving (based on 6 servings and not including salt to taste):
320 calories, 10 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 100 mg cholesterol, 550 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 17 g sugar, 34 g protein

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