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Chicken Mango Salad

Katerina | Diethood
This Mango Chicken salad has the most tender baked and sliced chicken breasts. They are served over a bed of lettuce and topped with diced mango, plus a fresh honey-lemon homemade dressing. It’s the perfect easy salad for lunch or a light dinner.
Servings : 6
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound cooked chicken breasts, sliced
  • 6 cups romaine lettuce, rinsed, dried, and chopped
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • 1 mango, pitted, peeled, and diced
  • 2 cups halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1 English Cucumber, sliced and cut into half moons
  • cup diced red onion
  • ¼ cup parsley or cilantro, finely chopped
For the Honey Lemon Dressing
  • cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons honey, or to taste
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 clove garlic, finely minced
  • ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, or to taste

Instructions
 

  • Add chopped romaine lettuce and baby spinach to a large salad bowl.
  • Top with cooked chicken slices, diced mango, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, and parsley or cilantro. Set aside.
  • In a separate mixing bowl whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, honey, Dijon mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper; taste for seasonings and adjust accordingly.
  • Drizzle dressing over the salad.
  • Serve.

Notes

NET CARBS: 12 g

Nutrition

Calories: 296 kcal | Carbohydrates: 15 g | Protein: 26 g | Fat: 15 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Cholesterol: 64 mg | Sodium: 288 mg | Potassium: 626 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 11 g | Vitamin A: 5716 IU | Vitamin C: 34 mg | Calcium: 56 mg | Iron: 2 mg

Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.

Course: Salads
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken salad, healthy dinner idea, mango salad, salad dinner ideas