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.
Nutrition Facts
Spicy Asian Salad Cups
Calories
Protein
Fiber
Cost Per Serving
Nutrition Facts
Calories | 215 | |
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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 |
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
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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.