Recipe: California Chicken Salad (with apples, walnuts and sour cream)

CALIFORNIA CHICKEN SALAD

1 pound cubed cooked chicken breast
2 Granny Smith apples, cored and chopped
1 cup chopped celery (2 stalks)
1/2 cup chopped green onions
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/4 cup light dairy sour cream
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons mayonnaise or salad dressing
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
6 cups torn mixed salad greens

In a large bowl combine chicken, apples, celery, green onions, and parsley.

Stir in sour cream, red wine vinegar, mayonnaise, kosher salt, and pepper. Stir walnuts into chicken mixture.

Divide greens among 6 serving plates; top with chicken mixture.

Makes 6 servings

Nutrition Facts per serving: 258 cal., 12 g total fat (2 g sat. fat), 70 mg chol., 288 mg sodium, 11 g carbo., 3 g fiber, 26 g pro.

Source: The Sonoma Diet by Connie Guttersen