Low Carb Salads And Dressings Recipes

Ingredients:

1 === salad ===
1 boneless chicken breast - (abt 12 o
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
1 low-carb tortilla
1 1/2 tsp olive oil
1/2 red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup canned black beans, drained, rinsed
1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
8 cup mixed greens - (abt 5 oz)
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 haas avocado
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 small tomato, coarsely chopped
1 === dressing ===
1/3 cup olive oil
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 tsp grated lime peel
1 garlic clove, pressed
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp salt

Instructions:

For Salad: Prepare a medium grill or preheat broiler. Brush grill with
oil. Season chicken breast with salt and pepper. Grill 15 minutes, or
until cooked through, turning once halfway through cooking time. (Chicken
may be made up to 1 day ahead. Cool before wrapping and refrigerating.)
Let chicken cool to room temperature, then thinly slice on the diagonal.

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Brush tortilla with olive oil and cut into
thirds. Stack thirds and slice into 1/3-inch strips. Spread out on a
baking sheet and bake 10 minutes, until golden. Set aside to cool.

In a large bowl toss red pepper, black beans, onion, greens, cilantro and
cooled tortilla strips until evenly mixed.

For Dressing: Whisk olive oil, lime juice, grated lime peel, garlic, chili
powder, cumin and salt.

To assemble salad: Toss greens mixture with dressing until evenly coated.
Cut avocado into thin slices and toss with lime juice. For each portion,
place one-quarter of the greens mixture on each of four plates. Top with
one-quarter of the chicken slices, one-quarter of the chopped tomato and
one-quarter of the avocado slices. If desired, serve with lime wedges.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Carbohydrates: 18.5 grams
Net Carbs: 9 grams
Fiber: 9.5 grams
Protein: 26 grams
Fat: 29 grams
Calories: 424

Comments: If you like spicy food, sprinkle cayenne papper on the strips
before baking. The highly seasoned lime vinaigrette dressing is also
terrific over grilled fish.

Description:
"Baked low carb tortilla strips add crunch to this colorful,
nutritious salad."

Servings: 4