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chicken salad

Curried Chicken Salad

1/4 – 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons curry powder 2 cups cooked chicken — cubed 1/4 cup diced celery 1/2 cup Thompson seedless grapes — halved 1/4 cup almond slivers   Blend mayonnaise, lemon juice, and curry powder. Mix in remaining ingredients. Chill at least one hour before serving.  …

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chicken mango salad

Curried Chicken & Mango Salad

  4 (4 Oz.) Boneless – Skinless Chicken Breasts – cooked 3/4 cup Plain Yogurt 1 tablespoon Lime Juice 1 tablespoon Honey 1 teaspoon Curry Powder 1/8 teaspoon Salt 1/2 teaspoon Pepper 1 cup Peeled Cubed Mango 4 Lettuce Leaves Cut cooked chicken into 1/2 in. pieces & set aside. Combine yogurt, lime juice, honey,…

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fast dinner

Cucumber and Avocado Salad

1 Cucumber, preferably seedless or seeds removed Salt Chili Powder 1 tablespoon Fresh Lime Juice 1 teaspoon Minced Onion Slices — Sweet Red Pepper Lettuce 1 each Ripe Avocado — sliced Fresh Parsley   Peel and slice the cucumber paper-thin. Season with salt, chili powder and lime juice. Sprinkle with onion and red pepper slices….

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fast dinner

Creamy Fruit Salad Parfaits

1 cup Strawberries — quartered 1 cup Cantaloupe — chunked 6 each Strawberries — whole 1 each Apple — cored and chopped 20 each Grapes — seedless green 1/2 cup Pineapple — chunked 1/2 cup Mandarin orange sections 1 1/2 cups Vanilla yogurt 2 tablespoons Coconut — shredded & toasted   In 2 quart bowl…

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fast dinner

Creamy Fruit & Rice Salad

1 cup lemon or orange low-fat yogurt 1 tablespoon honey 1 kiwifruit, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices 2 cups cooled cooked wild or brown rice 1 cup strawberries cut in half 1/2 cup seedless green grapes cut in half 1 teaspoon chopped fresh or 1/4 tsp dried mint leaves 1 medium seedless orange, cut…

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fast dinner

Craisendorf Chicken Salad

About 2 cups Chunked Cooked Chicken ¼ cup Craisens ¼ cup Walnuts 2/3 cup Mayo (lowfat or canola work fine) 1/8 cup Honey 1/8 teas. Nutmeg 1 ½ teas. Ground Ginger   Mix mayo, honey and nutmeg. Add Chicken, Craisens and Walnuts. If mixture seems too dry, add more mayo to reach desired consistency. But…

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cobb salad

Cobb Salad

Dressing ½ cup olive oil ¼ cup red wine vinegar ¼ cup fresh lemon juice 1 Tbs. sugar 1 Tbs. prepared hot English mustard 1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce Salad 2 bags (10 oz. each) European salad mix (iceberg, romaine, escarole, endive and radicchio), finely chopped 1 bunch watercress, finely chopped 1 lb cooked turkey or…

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