Cajun Chicken Salad

Ingredients:

• 1 small red onion
• 1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
• 1/2 tsp. sugar-free Cajun seasoning
• 1 (1 lb.) head romaine lettuce, cut into 1-inch slices (8 cups)
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and thinly sliced
• 4 (6 oz.) boneless, skinless, chicken breasts, cooked and thinly  sliced
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper

Makes 4 (3 cup) Servings

 

Mince enough onion to equal 1 tablespoon and thinly slice the rest into rings. Whisk together yogurt, Cajun seasoning, and minced onion in a large mixing bowl. Add lettuce, cucumber, and onion slices, and toss to combine; season to taste with salt and pepper. Arrange salad on plates and top with sliced chicken.

 

WW POINTS VALLUE: 5 pts.

 

Note: This recipe appears in the South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook. Here's another salad to help kick-start your healthy lifestyle. This salad is quick, easy and delicious. This salad uses homemade dressing that is tangy and delicious. The Cajun seasoning adds spice to the salad and the combination of cucumber, red, onion and romaine lettuce give the salad a nice crunchy texture. Plus, the vegetables quickly fill you up. Don't forget to season the chicken with salt, freshly ground black pepper and garlic for flavor when you cook the chicken.