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Spring Chicken and Pea Salad

Name: Spring Chicken and Pea Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh peas; 2 cups torn curly or Belgian endive; 2 cups torn radicchio; 2 cups chopped rotisserie chicken; 1/2 cup sliced radishes; 2 tablespoons chopped red onion; 2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, torn; DRESSING:; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 tablespoon mint jelly; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; Toasted pine nuts, optional

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Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

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4 servings

My endive, radicchio and chicken salad with a dash of mint jelly dressing makes a wonderful meal for a luncheon or light dinner. —Roxanne Chan, Albany, California

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Ingredients

1 cup fresh peas
2 cups torn curly or Belgian endive
2 cups torn radicchio
2 cups chopped rotisserie chicken
1/2 cup sliced radishes
2 tablespoons chopped red onion
2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, torn
DRESSING:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon mint jelly
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Toasted pine nuts, optional

Directions

In a large saucepan, bring 1/2 in. of water to a boil. Add peas; cover and cook 5-8 minutes or until tender.
Drain peas; place in a large bowl. Add endive, radicchio, chicken, radishes, onion and mint. In a small saucepan, combine oil, lemon zest, juice, jelly, garlic, salt and pepper; cook and stir over medium-low heat 4-6 minutes or until jelly is melted. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat. If desired, sprinkle with pine nuts.

<b>Editor's Note:</b> Frozen peas may be substituted for fresh peas; thaw before using.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/2 cups: 250 calories, 12g fat (2g saturated fat), 62mg cholesterol, 225mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 3g fiber), 23g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1-1/2 fat, 1 vegetable, 1/2 starch.

Spring Chicken and Pea Salad

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