Monday, January 14, 2008

Chicken & Swiss Salad

Okay this is my favorite Lunch salad when I am dieting...and my favorite homemade dressing for it:

Chicken Swiss Salad
Dressing:
1/2 C Plain Yogurt
2 T low fat Mayo
1 T parsley chopped fresh
or 1/2T dried
1tsp prepared Mustard
1/4 tsp garlic powder
Blend cover and chill
if you prefer you can add 1 tsp italian seasoning and omit the other seasonings

1 head lettuce
12 slices of green pepper
6 -1 oz slices of Chicken or Turkey
6-1oz slices of Swiss Cheese
6-slices of purple/red onion
24 slices of Cucumber 1/4" thick
12 slices of tomatoe

this makes 6 salads

I wedge the lettuce into 6 wedges, one wedge on each plate. sliced to 1/2" thick then top with 2 green pepper rings, 1 slice of cheese, 1 slice of onion, 1 slice of chicken, 4 slices of cucumber, 2 slices of tomato. top with 2T of dressing. Each salad is about 225 calories.
I cut the chicken and cheese into strips. and just make one salad each day. For variety I add a little spinach leaves for extra iron. and I have 1 slice whole wheat bread toasted no butter with the salad.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting this salad. I like the idea of making it ahead.