Tuesday, September 16, 2008

A little out of season - Chicken salad on Cantaloupe rings

Okay, so this is something I usually serve in late spring, when the temperatures are starting to climb, but it's still pretty toasty here in the valley, so I'm going to give you this recipe for a refreshing light lunch or dinner.

Ingredients:
  • 2 1/2 cups Cubed, cooked chicken (use canned chicken chunks if you're short on time!)
  • 1 cup thinly sliced celery
  • 1 cup halved green grapes
  • 2 Tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablesppon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teasoons mustard
  • 1/2 teasoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 cantaloupe rings (slice off the top and bottom of a cantaloupe, and divide the remainder into four rings. cut the melon rings of the rind)
  • toasted sliced almonds
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine chicken, celery, grapes and parsley. In a small bowl, combine the mayo, lemon juice, cider vinegar, mustard, salt & pepper; mix well.Pour over chicken mixture and toss.

To serve, place 1 cup chicken salad on each cantaloupe ring, sprinkle with almonds. My kids like when I make crescent rolls with this meal.

3 comments:

Courtney said...

This sound Delish! And I bet the cantaloupe rings make for an awesome presentation!

Jackie said...

Can the mayo be substituted for something less fattening like yogurt? Will that totally throw it off? I guess I could always do half plain nonfat yogurt and half mayo. What do you think?

Wendy said...

Good thinking, Jackie, I bet the non-fat yogurt or even some FF sour cream would work.

I may try that this weekend!