Chicken Salad With Nectarines In Mint Vinaigrette

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 cups cooked chicken breasts, chopped
• 1 cup chopped seeded cucumber
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 2 tablespoons red onions, minced
• 3 nectarines, chopped, peeled, and pitted
• 5 leaves red leaf lettuce

Recipe

• 1 to prepare dressing, place mint and sugar in a food processor; process until finely chopped, scraping sides of bowl. add vinegar, juice, salt, and pepper, and process 30 seconds to combine.
• 2 to prepare salad, combine chicken, cucumber, pecans, onion, and nectarines in a medium bowl. drizzle dressing over salad; toss well to coat. place 1 lettuce leaf on each of 5 plates; top each serving with 3/4 cup salad.
• 3 note: in a pinch, substitute fresh melon for the nectarines. look for chopped peeled melon in the produce section at the grocery. cooking time is for the chicken.