Garden Chicken Salad Recipe
Summary
Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexAverage
Ingredients
| 1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil | ||
| Red wine vinegar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard | ||
| Onion | 1 Tablespoon, finley chopped | |
| Parsley | 1 Tablespoon, chopped | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Pepper | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| 1/2 pound small potatoes | ||
| Green beans | 1/4 pound, trimmed | |
| Water | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Chicken | 2 Can (10oz), drained | |
| 2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced | ||
| Tomato | 1 Medium, cut into wedges | |
| Pitted ripe olives for garnish | ||
Directions
1. To prepare dressing: In small bowl or shaker jar, combine first 7 ingredients until well blended; set aside.
2. Pierce potatoes with fork in several places. Arrange potatoes in corners of 8- by 8-inch microwave-safe baking dish; arrange green beans in center. Add water. Cover with vented plastic wrap; microwave on high 6 minutes or until vegetables are nearly tender, rearranging vegetables once during cooking. Let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Drain.
3. Cut potatoes into slices. In medium bowl, toss potatoes and beans with 1/4 cup of the dressing. In another small bowl, toss chicken with 2 tablespoons of the dressing. Cover; chill if desired.
4. Arrange lettuce on platter. Mound chicken in center and arrange potatoes, beans, eggs and tomato wedges around chicken. Garnish with olives. Serve with remaining dressing.
2. Pierce potatoes with fork in several places. Arrange potatoes in corners of 8- by 8-inch microwave-safe baking dish; arrange green beans in center. Add water. Cover with vented plastic wrap; microwave on high 6 minutes or until vegetables are nearly tender, rearranging vegetables once during cooking. Let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Drain.
3. Cut potatoes into slices. In medium bowl, toss potatoes and beans with 1/4 cup of the dressing. In another small bowl, toss chicken with 2 tablespoons of the dressing. Cover; chill if desired.
4. Arrange lettuce on platter. Mound chicken in center and arrange potatoes, beans, eggs and tomato wedges around chicken. Garnish with olives. Serve with remaining dressing.
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