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Kale and Cucumber Chicken Salad

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups chopped kale
  • 1 cup sliced cucumber
  • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 small mandarin oranges peeled and segmented
  • 2 small boneless skinless chicken breasts cooked, chopped
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder

Instructions
 

  • DO-AHEAD TIP: Cook 2 small chicken breasts in Crock Cooker.
  • In a large bowl, mix the first 6 ingredients (kale through chicken).
  • In a small bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients (vinegar through chili powder) and pour over the salad. Toss salad and serve.

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: Sweet potato fries. (Peel sweet potatoes and cut into “fries”; toss with olive oil and bake on a cookie sheet in a preheated 425-degree oven, turning once, until tender; season to taste with salt, pepper and chili powder.)
NUTRITION: 294 Calories; 23g Fat (66.7% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 40mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 4 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.
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