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Joy Bauer's Chopped Chicken Salad with Apples and Walnuts

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By Joy Bauer

Posted December 27th, 2007

This article is reprinted with permission from Joy Bauer's Food Cures: Treat Common Health Concerns, Look Younger & Live Longer, by Joy Bauer, (2007, Rodale Books)

Joy Bauer's Food Cures: Treat Common Health Concerns, Look Younger & Live Longer

Servings:	1
Author Notes:	This salad is delicious, and provides generous amounts of protein, high-quality carbs, soluble fiber, and 80 percent of your daily requirement for folate.
Ingredients:	1 to 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce 4 to 5 ounces chicken breast, cooked, cooled, and chopped 1/2 cup canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans) 1/2 medium Fuji or McIntosh apple (with skin), chopped 1/4 cup chopped cucumber (with peel) 1/4 cup chopped tomato 1/4 cup chopped avocado 1/4 cup chopped celery 2 scallions, finely chopped 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts 2 to 4 tablespoons reduced-calorie raspberry vinaigrette
Instructions:	Place the lettuce in a large bowl. Add the chicken, chickpeas, apple, cucumber, tomato, avocado, celery, scallions, and walnuts. Drizzle with the vinaigrette and toss to coat. Per Serving: 569 calories, 44 g protein, 53 g carbohydrate, 23 g fat (2.5 g saturated), 91 mg cholesterol, 700 mg sodium, 14g fiber; plus 320 mcg folate (80% DV)