Chicken, Walnut And Brown Rice Salad from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Chicken, Walnut And Brown Rice Salad Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups raw brown rice
3 cups water
2 cups diced cooked chicken
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/4 cup pineapple chunks
1/4 cup mandarin oranges
1/4 cup sliced water chestnuts
1/4 cup sliced scallions
1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts
6 cups mixed lettuce leaves
= (romaine, spinach or arugula)
=== DRESSING ===
1/2 cup raspberry vinegar
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp grated lemon zest
1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe Instructions:

Combine the rice and water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat. Cover and simmer for 40 minutes or until rice is tender.

Meanwhile, combine the chicken, celery, pineapple, mandarin oranges, water chestnuts, scallions and walnuts. Toss well.

Make the Dressing: Whisk together the vinegar, mustard, sugar and lemon zest. Slowly add the oil, whisking constantly. Season with salt and pepper.

Let the brown rice cool to room temperature. Add the rice to the chicken mixture and toss. Add the dressing and toss well. Serve over mixed greens.

This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 1 cup.

Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Starch, 2 Lean Meat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 262; Calories from Fat 52; Total Fat 6g; Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 34mg; Sodium 205mg; Carbohydrates 33g; Dietary Fiber 4g; Sugars 6g; Protein 20g.

Source:
"Diabetes Forcast - Jul, 2002 at
http://www.diabetes.org/main/community/forecast/default.jsp"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-17-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2002"

Servings: 6

When the waitress puts the dinner on the table the old men look at the dinner. The young men look at the waitress

~ Gelett Burgess, 'Look Eleven Years Younger' (1937).

 

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