For a tropical theme party or casual buffet, this colorful creation will bring a ray of sunshine.
10 servings (1 1/4 cups each) Recipe found on Live Better America
Salad
4
cups torn romaine lettuce
3
cups cut-up cooked chicken
1
can (15 oz) black beans, drained, rinsed
1 1/2
cups chopped tomatoes
2
ripe medium mangoes, seed removed, peeled and chopped
Dressing
3
tablespoons olive or canola oil
1/3
cup lime juice
1/4
cup chopped fresh cilantro
2
tablespoons sugar
3/4
teaspoon salt
1/4
teaspoon ground cinnamon, if desired
2
cloves garlic, finely chopped
Red pepper sauce, if desired
- In 3-quart glass trifle bowl, layer lettuce, chicken, black beans, tomatoes and mangoes.
- In jar with tight-fitting lid, shake dressing ingredients. Drizzle over salad; serve immediately. Or, cover and refrigerate salad and dressing separately up to 4 hours; drizzle salad with dressing just before serving.
Makes 10 servings (1 1/4 cups each)
Tip
Mix the flavor of this salad up by substituting fresh mint for the cilantro and pineapple or papaya for the mangoes.
Tip
If you don’t have a trifle bowl, toss all the salad ingredients in a large bowl. Drizzle with dressing, or pass the dressing separately.
Nutrition Information:
1 Serving (1 Serving)- Calories 220
- (Calories from Fat 60),
- Total Fat 6g
- (Saturated Fat 1g,
- Trans Fat 0g),
- Cholesterol 35mg;
- Sodium 210mg;
- Total Carbohydrate 23g
- (Dietary Fiber 6g,
- Sugars 9g),
- Protein 16g;
- 1 1/2 Starch;
- 0 Fruit;
- 0 Other Carbohydrate;
- 0 Skim Milk;
- 0 Low-Fat Milk;
- 0 Milk;
- 1/2 Vegetable;
- 1 1/2 Very Lean Meat;
- 0 Lean Meat;
- 0 High-Fat Meat;
- 1 Fat;
- 1 1/2;