Chicken and Orange Salad
A light luncheon dish of chicken with peas, carrots, and celery, tossed in an orange juice dressing.
Ingredients
- 2 T finely chopped green onions (with tops)
- 2 T lime juice
- 1/4 t salt
- 2 C cut-up cooked chicken
- 1 C cooked green peas
- 1 C mayonnaise or salad dressing
- 1/4 C finely chopped carrot
- 1/4 C finely chopped celery
- 1/4 C finely snipped fresh cilantro
- 3 T orange juice
- 1/2 t salt
- 1/2 t ground cinnamon
- 1/4 t freshly ground pepper
- Lettuce leaves
- 3 oranges, peeled and sectioned or unpared and cut into wedges
- 2 avocados, peeled, pitted and cut into wedges
Instructions
- Sprinkle green onions with lime juice and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cover and refrigerate.
- Mix remaining ingredients except lettuce, oranges, avocados and green onions. Refrigerate 1 hour.
- Spoon chicken mixture onto lettuce.
- Garnish with oranges and avocados. Sprinkle with green onions.