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Chicken and orange salad

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Points®

Total time: 15 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 0 min • Serves: 2 • Difficulty: Easy

Tangy orange pieces and a spicy citrus-honey vinaigrette liven up mild-flavored romaine lettuce. With the addition of chicken and almonds, this no-cook salad is substantial enough for a main dish so you’ll only need to pair it with crackers or crispy bread sticks to make it a full meal. The dressing can be made several days ahead. The assembled salad, though, will only hold-up well for several hours if it’s kept chilled. For a portable lunch, pack it in a lunch bag with an ice pack or store it in a refrigerator at the office. Vary the fruit by subbing two tangerines or seedless clementines for the orange.

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Ingredients

Romaine lettuce

2 cup(s), shredded

Cooked boneless skinless chicken breast

5 oz

Orange

1 medium

Shallot

2 small

Celery

1 rib(s), large

Sliced almonds (unsalted, no oil or sugar added)

2 Tbsp

Frozen unsweetened orange juice concentrate

1½ Tbsp

White wine vinegar

1 Tbsp

Water

1½ tsp

Canola oil

1 tsp

Honey

1 tsp

Table salt

¼ tsp

Black pepper

¼ tsp

Crushed red pepper flakes

⅛ tsp

Instructions

1

In a large bowl, combine lettuce, chicken, orange, shallot, celery and almonds.

2

To make dressing, combine remaining ingredients in a cup; stir well to blend in honey. Pour dressing over salad just before serving; toss gently but well. Yields about 2 cups per serving.

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