Tropical Chicken Salad

Tropical Chicken SaladA Lovely medley of fruits and nuts makes this salad a melody of delightful flavors and textures.

2 cups cooked chicken, cut in bite-size pieces

1 cup diced celery

1 20-ounce can pineapple chunks, drained (retain juice)

2 oranges, peeled and sectioned

½ cup chopped pecans, lightly roasted

1 cup seedless grapes

4 tablespoons reduced-calorie mayonnaise combined with 4 tablespoons of the retained pineapple juice romaine lettuce leaves

Combined all ingredients except lettuce in a glass serving bowl. Serve on the lettuce leaves.

Yield: 6 servings

Each serving provides:220 cal, 16 g pro, 1.2 g sat fat, 7.2 g unsat fat, 46 mg chol.

BY:Jane Kinderlehrer