Spiced Chicken and Greens with Pomegranate Dressing

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Randy Mayor
Yield:
4 servings (serving size: 2 cups salad, about 4 1/2 ounces chicken, and 2 tablespoons dressing)
By Nancy Hughes
March 2006
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

Round out this early spring dish with a hearty multigrain baguette. Depending on the season, you may also want to add other fruits to the salad, such as peach slices or fresh raspberries.

Ingredients

  • Chicken:
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • Dressing:
  • 1/3 cup pomegranate juice
  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons canola oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • Salad:
  • 1 (5-ounce) package gourmet salad greens
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
  • 3/4 cup orange sections (about 2 medium oranges)
  • 1/3 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 333
  • Caloriesfromfat 18%
  • Fat 6.7g
  • Satfat 2.3g
  • Monofat 2.4g
  • Polyfat 1.2g
  • Protein 42.2g
  • Carbohydrate 27.1g
  • Fiber 5.4g
  • Cholesterol 105mg
  • Iron 2mg
  • Sodium 527mg
  • Calcium 115mg

How to Make It

Step 1

To prepare chicken, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle chili powder and salt over chicken. Add chicken to pan; cook 5 minutes on each side or until done. Remove chicken from skillet; let stand 3 minutes. Cut chicken across grain into thin slices; set aside.

Step 2

To prepare dressing, combine juice and next 5 ingredients (through crushed red pepper) in a small bowl; stir well with whisk.

Step 3

To prepare salad, place greens on a serving platter; top with onion, orange, cranberries, and chicken slices. Sprinkle evenly with cheese; pour dressing over salad.

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Ratings & Reviews

mrsjroe's Review

lesliecoy4
June 03, 2013
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Chicagobsw's Review

nansmi
March 16, 2010
LOVE this salad! Make it at least once a week...the dressing is absolutely the best!

urcoulissuks's Review

urcoulissuks
October 23, 2009
this spaghetti and cheese is divine................. it was so easy to make! the first time i burnt the cherry dressing AND I WORE MY LUCKY CHERRY DRESSING MAKERS DRESS!!! other than that this chicken corn soup is delicious good job

JosephineK's Review

ChgoPrincess
April 22, 2009
This is definitely a keeper & will be a company salad/meal! I cooked the chicken on my faux Foreman grill. I used canned mandarin oranges instead of fresh, bleu cheese crumbles & sliced almonds.

lesliecoy4's Review

psa1121
April 19, 2009
made this today - the dressing is wonderful - didn't have any Gorgonzola Cheese, so used Feta . Will for sure make this again.

nansmi's Review

mrsjroe
April 17, 2009
I make a similar salad and also add an avocado to make it even more delicous. I have also used mango and blueberries. My family loves blue cheese or gorgonzola so it is always devoured. Looking forward to trying the salad dressing with the pomegrante juice.

psa1121's Review

JosephineK
April 15, 2009
Delicious and quite easy. I left out the dried cranberries and since they were in season, bought a whole pomegranate and added the seeds. If they are not in season, I will definitely use dried cranberries. If you are unfamiliar with how to "open and seed" a pomegranate, you may want to read how on a web site. Is it easy but messy, and the seeds are DELICIOUS!! Good for a ladies'' luncheon (if you are concerned that everyone will not like the Gorgonzola or Blue cheese, offer both Gorgonzola and crumbled goat cheese, and let your guests choose. I grilled the chicken on my indoor Jenn-Aire, but might conisder using rotisserie chicken if pressed for time.

ChgoPrincess's Review

Chicagobsw
April 14, 2009
Have not made this recipe, however I noticed that it call for a sprayed cooking oil in a nonstick pot. Canned spray oil will ruin the surface of a non-stick pot, so you might want to wipe it down with an oil instead. Happy Eating!