About

Make this for: Lunch

Category: Salads

This Recipe Makes: 4 Serving(s)

Summary

Tidbit: Waldorf Salad was created at New York`s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in 1896 by the maitre d` hotel Oscar Tshirky. The original version of this salad contained only apples, celery and mayonnaise.

What you'll need

• 2 cup cubed or shredded cooked chicken breast
• 2 cup chopped, cored apples
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 2/3 cup halved seedless grapes
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
• 3 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
• 2 tsp. Dijon style mustard
• 2 1/2 tsp. sugar substitute
• 1 dash salt and pepper
• 1 med Red leaf lettuce
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans, optional

Instructions

• Step 1
  Combine chicken, apples, celery, grapes and 1/4-cup pecans in bowl. Blend mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, mustard and sweetener; stir into chicken mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Step 2
  Spoon salad onto lettuce-lined plates; sprinkle with 1/4-cup chopped pecans, if using.
• Step 3
  Tips: Cubed, lean smoked ham can be substituted for the chicken Pineapple chunks can be substituted for the grapes; spoon salad into a hollowed-out pineapple half to serve.

Diabetic Exchanges

• Fruit: 1 1/2
• Meats & Meat Substitutes: 3