Heart Healthy
Simple Cooking with Heart brings you this fun dish that uses the lettuce leaf as the wrapper -- a trick we are seeing more of now on restaurant menus, cooking shows and in food magazines.
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Spicy Asian Salad Cups
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Prep Time
10 min
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Total Time
10 min
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Servings
6
Ingredients
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1/2 cup light mayonnaise -
1 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard -
1 tsp. Chinese chili sauce -
2.5 ounces canned, salt-free white meat chicken (packed in water, drained) -
8 oz. canned water chestnuts (drained, chopped) -
4 chopped green onions -
2 Tbsp. unsalted, unoiled, chopped nuts (cashews, almonds or walnuts) -
1/4 tsp. black pepper -
2 tsp. lime juice OR -
juice from 1 fresh lime -
12 lettuce leaves (iceberg, green leaf, bib, etc.)
Directions
Tip: Click on step to mark as complete.
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In a medium mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise, mustard, and chili sauce. -
Stir in chicken, chestnuts, onions, nuts, pepper, and lime juice. -
Spoon equally into lettuce leaves "cups" and serve.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
Protein
FiberNutrition Facts
| Calories | 215 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | 8.0 g | |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5 g | |
| Trans Fat | 0.0 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2.5 g | |
| Cholesterol | 59 mg | |
| Sodium | 297 mg | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 8 g | |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g | |
| Sugars | 2.3 g | |
| Added Sugars | 0 g | |
| Protein | 26 g | |
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Prep Time
10 min
-
Total Time
10 min
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Servings
6
Ingredients
-
1/2 cup light mayonnaise -
1 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard -
1 tsp. Chinese chili sauce -
2.5 ounces canned, salt-free white meat chicken (packed in water, drained) -
8 oz. canned water chestnuts (drained, chopped) -
4 chopped green onions -
2 Tbsp. unsalted, unoiled, chopped nuts (cashews, almonds or walnuts) -
1/4 tsp. black pepper -
2 tsp. lime juice OR -
juice from 1 fresh lime -
12 lettuce leaves (iceberg, green leaf, bib, etc.)
Directions
Tip: Click on step to mark as complete.
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In a medium mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise, mustard, and chili sauce. -
Stir in chicken, chestnuts, onions, nuts, pepper, and lime juice. -
Spoon equally into lettuce leaves "cups" and serve.
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