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Chicken Breast Salad with Russian Dressing Recipe

Chicken Breast Salad with Russian Dressing

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Russian dressing is an old-fashioned, classic mix of many flavourings that's definitely worth revisiting.

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Marinade:
2 tbsp  (30 mL)  tomato chili sauce or ketchup
1 tbsp  (15 mL)  vegetable oil
1-1/2 tbsp  (22 mL)  chopped fresh dill, or 1 tsp/5 mL dried dillweed
1/2 tsp  (2 mL)  each salt and black pepper
Russian Dressing:
1 hard-cooked egg, finely chopped
1 ripe tomato, peeled, seeded and finely chopped
Half dill pickle, finely chopped
2 tbsp  (30 mL)  finely chopped fresh parsley
2 tbsp  (30 mL)  finely chopped fresh chives
1 tbsp  (15 mL)  chopped fresh dill, or 3/4 tsp/4 mL dried dillweed
2 tsp  (10 mL)  chopped capers
3/4 tsp  (4 mL)  sweet paprika
1/2 tsp  (1 mL)  black pepper
Pinch salt
3/4 cups  (175 mL)  mayonnaise
2 tbsp  (30 mL)  tomato chili sauce or ketchup
1 tbsp  (15 mL)  cider vinegar
Suggested Salad:
1 head iceberg lettuce, coarsely shredded
Quarter small red cabbage, finely shredded
4 cooked beets, quartered
12 cooked small new potatoes, quartered
1 bunch cooked or raw baby carrots, or 4 small carrots, sliced
2 small cucumbers, sliced

Preparation

Marinade: In bowl, whisk together chili sauce, oil, dill, salt and pepper. Add chicken and roll to coat; marinate for at least 30 minutes or, refrigerated, for up to 1 day.

Russian Dressing: Stir together egg, tomato, pickle, parsley, chives, dill, capers, paprika, pepper, salt, mayonnaise, chili sauce and vinegar.

Grill chicken over medium-high heat, turning once, until no longer pink in centre of thickest part, about 12 minutes; remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes, then slice.

Suggested Salad: Meanwhile, arrange lettuce and cabbage on 4 plates; top with beets, potatoes, carrots and cucumbers. Top each plate with chicken; spoon dressing over top.

Makes 4 servings.

Serving(s)
4
Nutritional Information
Per serving: about
Calories 716
Protein 41 g
Fat (total) 38 g
Sat. Fat 6 g
Carbohydrate 57 g
Fibre 11 g
Cholesterol 141 mg
Sodium 909 mg
Calcium 13 % RDI
Iron 36 % RDI
Vitamin A 115 % RDI
Vitamin C 102 % RDI
Folate 137 % RDI

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Source

Homemakers Magazine: June 2007

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