Try a spicy chicken salad for a change by following this quick to make ginger lime chicken salad. It’s good as a meal on its own, or you can serve it up as an appetizing side dish as a variation from your main course.

This salad recipe needs 25 minutes preparation time and makes 2 servings.

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Ingredients needed:

• 1/4 cup light mayonnaise dressing
• 1 tablespoon chopped red onion
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 small clove garlic, quartered
• 1.5 cups roasted chicken breast cut into bite-size strips
• 1 stalk celery, cut lengthwise into thin ribbons
• 1 tablespoon salted pumpkin seeds or chopped peanuts

Cooking method:

1. For dressing, combine the mayonnaise dressing, red onion, lime juice, ginger and garlic in a blender. Cover and blend until onion is finely chopped and the mixture is well combined.
2. Place the chicken strips in a medium bowl and pour the dressing over the chicken. Toss to coat.
3. Divide the celery between 2 serving plates and top each with the chicken mixture.
4. Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and serve.

Nutrition facts per serving:

• 306 calories
• 16 gram total fat (3 gram saturated fat)
• 99 milligram cholesterol
• 276 milligram sodium
• 7 gram carbo
• 1 gram fiber
• 34 gram protein

Is this meal nutritious for you? Find out more here on my nutrition page.

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