Grilled Spring Equinox Chicken Salad

Use this fresh sauce three ways when making and serving this grilled chicken salad. The make-ahead sauce serves as marinade, grilling baster, and dressing.


Grilled Spring Equinox Chicken Salad


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Prep Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 27 mins
Servings: Makes 6 servings.
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Ingredients
 
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  • 1/2  bunch  fresh cilantro (2 cups packed)On Sale
  • 3  tablespoons  olive oil or canola oilOn Sale
  • 1  tablespoon  lime juiceOn Sale
  • 1  tablespoon  ground cuminOn Sale
  • 1  tablespoon  grated fresh gingerOn Sale
  • 1  tablespoon  crushed garlicOn Sale
  • 1/4  teaspoon  ground red pepperOn Sale
  • 1/4  teaspoon  saltOn Sale
  • 1/2  cup  dry vermouthOn Sale
  • 6  skinless, boneless  chicken breast halves (about 1-1/2 pounds)On Sale
  • 1  cup  brown basmati riceOn Sale
  • 1  medium  red sweet pepperOn Sale
  • 1  medium  green sweet pepperOn Sale
  • 1  medium  yellow or orange sweet pepperOn Sale
  • 4  cups  spinach, cleaned, stemmed, and cut into 1/4-inch-wide stripsOn Sale
  • 1  15-ounce can  pinto beans, rinsed and drainedOn Sale
  • 1/2  cup  whole kernel corn, cooked and drainedOn Sale
  • 1/2  cup  fat-free dairy sour creamOn Sale
  • 2  teaspoons  fat-free milkOn Sale
  • 4    green onions, sliced (1/2 cup)On Sale

Directions
1.
For Spring Equinox Sauce, combine cilantro, oil, lime juice, cumin, ginger, garlic, red pepper, and salt in a blender container or food processor bowl. Cover and blend or process until nearly smooth.
2.
For marinade, combine vermouth and 3 tablespoons of the sauce in a medium bowl. Place chicken in bowl, turn to coat chicken. Cover and marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes or in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
3.
Meanwhile, cook rice according to package directions; set aside. Seed and quarter the sweet peppers; set aside. Prepare charcoal or gas grill for medium heat. Remove chicken from marinade; reserve marinade. Cook chicken on the rack of the uncovered grill directly over heat for 12 to 15 minutes or until tender and no longer pink, brushing once with reserved marinade halfway through grilling time. Discard remaining marinade. Lightly brush peppers with 1 tablespoon olive oil or canola oil. Place peppers on the grill rack next to the chicken and grill for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender, turning occasionally. Remove peppers and chicken from grill as each are done, and transfer to a cutting board. Slice the peppers and chicken breasts into 1/2-inch strips.
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To serve, mound 1/2 cup cooked rice in the center of each of six dinner plates. Surround rice with some spinach. Divide grilled chicken, peppers, pinto beans, and corn among the plates. Combine remaining Spring Equinox Sauce, sour cream, and milk in a small bowl; drizzle some of the mixture over each salad. Sprinkle each salad with green onions. Makes 6 servings.

Food exchanges
2 vegetable, 2 meat, 2 starch, 1 fat.

Nutrition information
Calories 416, Total Fat 11 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Sodium 499 mg, Carbohydrate 44 g, Fiber 7 g, Protein 31 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 40%, Vitamin C 111%, Iron 29%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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