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Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
- 3⁄4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped (or 1 1/2 tsp dried, crushed tarragon)
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 3 cups chopped cooked chicken
- 2 celery ribs, finely chopped
- 1⁄2 small sweet onion, finely chopped
- 2 cups red seedless grapes, cut in half (optional)
- halved lemon slice
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Nutrients
- Calories: 453.2
- Calories from Fat: 284 g
- Total Fat: 31.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.9 g
- Cholesterol: 90.2 mg
- Sodium: 990.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 15.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g
- Sugars: 4.2 g
- Protein: 28.4 g
Lemon-Terragon Chicken Salad
This delicious recipe comes from Southern Living, June 2007.
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Ingredients
- 16 ounces romaine lettuce, thoroughly washed
- 6 ounces Swiss cheese, block, shaved
- 1 cup roasted cashews, salted
- 1⁄2 cup dried sweetened cranberries
- 1 large apple, thinly sliced
- 1 large pear, thinly sliced
- 2⁄3 cup light olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped onions
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
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Nutrients
- Calories: 613.9
- Calories from Fat: 395 g
- Total Fat: 44 g
- Saturated Fat: 10.6 g
- Cholesterol: 26.1 mg
- Sodium: 411.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 48.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
- Sugars: 33.4 g
- Protein: 12.8 g
Apple-Pear Salad with Lemon-Poppy Seed Dressing
Start your meal out right or serve as light alternative to lunch. Adapted from the March 2007 edition of Southern Living…
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Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons shallots, finely minced
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 10 cups mixed salad greens
- 1⁄2 lb cooked chicken breast, shredded (1 large breast half, *see Tip)
- 2 eggs, hard-boiled, peeled and chopped (**see Tip)
- 2 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 2 medium tomatoes, diced
- 1 large cucumber, seeded and sliced
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1⁄2 cup blue cheese, crumbled (optional)
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Nutrients
- Calories: 400
- Calories from Fat: 268 g
- Total Fat: 29.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 6.2 g
- Cholesterol: 161.1 mg
- Sodium: 366.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 11.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.7 g
- Sugars: 3.5 g
- Protein: 23.7 g
The Eatingwell Cobb Salad
This salad from EatingWell Magazine is fairly close to the original from a restaurant in Hollywood, CA, however the blue cheese…
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Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup whole shelled pistachios
- 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 5 teaspoons orange marmalade
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, plus
- 2 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small shallot, minced very fine (approx. 1 TBS)
- 1 tablespoon mint leaf, fresh, minced very fine
- table salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 5 ounces lightly packed baby arugula (8 cups)
- 2 large oranges, peeled, cut into segments, segments halved and drained to remove excess juice
- 3 ounces feta, crumbled (3/4 cup)
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Nutrients
- Calories: 254.3
- Calories from Fat: 132 g
- Total Fat: 14.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.8 g
- Cholesterol: 13.4 mg
- Sodium: 187 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 27.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3 g
- Sugars: 22.2 g
- Protein: 6.2 g
Arugula Salad with Oranges, Feta and Sugared…
To save assembly time, make the pistachios ahead of time and store in the refrigerator in an airtight container or you…
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon table salt, to taste
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cups cubed and seeded watermelon, drained, 1/2 to 3/4 inch cubes (from a 2 1/2 lb. piece, rind discarded)
- 6 ounces baby arugula
- 1⁄4 cup pine nuts
- 1⁄3 cup crumbled feta or 1/3 cup ricotta cheese
- fresh coarse ground black pepper
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Nutrients
- Calories: 390.4
- Calories from Fat: 281 g
- Total Fat: 31.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 6.5 g
- Cholesterol: 22.2 mg
- Sodium: 886 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 24.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.9 g
- Sugars: 17.7 g
- Protein: 9.5 g
Watermelon, Arugula and Pine Nut Salad
The minute I saw this recipe in Gourmet Magazine, I just knew it would become one of my favorite summertime dishes.…
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Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked chicken, diced
- 1 cup celery, thinly sliced
- 1⁄2 cup onion, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 cup seedless grapes, sliced
- 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
- 1⁄2 cup toasted almond
- romaine lettuce or Boston lettuce
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Nutrients
- Calories: 418.4
- Calories from Fat: 192 g
- Total Fat: 21.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.4 g
- Cholesterol: 82.6 mg
- Sodium: 788 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 27.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.5 g
- Sugars: 17.7 g
- Protein: 31.5 g
Two Sisters’ Chicken Salad
I hope you enjoy this recipe from the Court of Two Sisters in New Orleans. Prep time includes time to chill.
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Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup raisins, presoaked
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 1⁄4 cups lukewarm water
- 3 cups white bread flour
- 3 1⁄3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons fast rise yeast or 3 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
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Nutrients
- Calories: 192.9
- Calories from Fat: 8 g
- Total Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.2 g
- Cholesterol: 18.6 mg
- Sodium: 244 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 41.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g
- Sugars: 10.2 g
- Protein: 5.2 g
Cinnamon Raisin Bagels
Hot from the oven or toasted these bagels are great! for a flavor change, soak the raisins in your favorite sweet…
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Ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups lukewarm water
- 3 cups white bread flour
- 3 1⁄3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons fast rise yeast or 3 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 egg, plus
- 1 tablespoon water
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Nutrients
- Calories: 164.4
- Calories from Fat: 8 g
- Total Fat: 0.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.2 g
- Cholesterol: 18.6 mg
- Sodium: 243.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 33.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
- Sugars: 4.6 g
- Protein: 4.9 g
Basic Bagel
Is there anything as simple or as versatile as a bagel? This recipe turns dough into sweet, moist chewy bagels that…
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Ingredients
- 1⁄4 lb angel hair pasta or 1/4 lb capellini
- 3⁄4 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted golden
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons freshly grated lemons, zest of
- 1⁄4 cup minced flat leaf parsley
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Nutrients
- Calories: 395.1
- Calories from Fat: 181 g
- Total Fat: 20.2 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 7.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 45.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.6 g
- Sugars: 1.8 g
- Protein: 8.9 g
Angle Hair with Lemon and Pine Nuts
Very Light and very simple as a side.
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Ingredients
- 1⁄2 lb fresh mozzarella cheese
- 2 large tomatoes
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- fresh ground pepper
- 1⁄2 cup fresh basil, shredded or chopped
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Nutrients
- Calories: 185
- Calories from Fat: 138 g
- Total Fat: 15.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.9 g
- Cholesterol: 29.9 mg
- Sodium: 434.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 3.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
- Sugars: 2 g
- Protein: 9 g
Fresh Mozzarella-Tomato-Basil Salad
Love this combination! Cook time is chill time. From Southern Living.
