Maple Balsamic Chicken with Mesclun Salad

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 223.5
  • Total Fat: 7.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 68.4 mg
  • Sodium: 110.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 10.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
  • Protein: 29.3 g

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Introduction

This is delicious, nutritious meal that makes eating your salad far more enjoyable. Balsamic vinegar and maple syrup give it a perfect balance of sweet and tangy. This is delicious, nutritious meal that makes eating your salad far more enjoyable. Balsamic vinegar and maple syrup give it a perfect balance of sweet and tangy.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    Chicken Breast, no skin, grilled and cut into thin strips
    Certified Organic Spring Mix / Mesclun, 2 cups
    Walnuts, 0.5 oz (approx. 1 handful)
    balsamic vinegar, 1 tablespoon
    Olive Oil, 2 tbsp
    Maple Syrup, 1 tbsp
    Bell Peppers- one large yellow or orange cut into strips
    Vidalia onions, one half, sliced

Directions

If you like, you can drizzle chicken with a bit of olive oil and maple syrup before putting it on the grill.

In a small skillet, saute onion and bell peppers with a bit of olive oil until softened but not completely limp. At this point, add approx. 1 tsp maple syrup and the walnut halves, coating the peppers and onions. Turn heat off when most of the liquid is burned off and walnuts are slightly toasted. (about 2 minutes)

Mix 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar and 2 tsp maple syrup to make your dressing using more or less balsamic vinegar to taste. I like my dressing tangy.

On a large plate, lay sauted vegatable/walnut mixture over the mesclun greens, drizzle with dressing, then place chicken strips on top. Enjoy!

Serving Size: Makes salad to serve one.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GEORGIAINVT.