Chicken Salad with Green Dressing

Chicken Salad with Green Dressing
Serve with big glasses of iced tea!

Serves 4

• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon low fat mayonnaise (we used Hellmann's®)
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 garlic clove, peeled
• 1/2 ripe peeled avocado, seeded and coarsely mashed
• 4 cups torn butter lettuce
• 2 cups diced cooked boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 cup croutons

Combine first 7 ingredients in a blender, and process until smooth, scraping sides. Set aside.

Combine lettuce and remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Drizzle buttermilk mixture over lettuce mixture; toss gently to coat. Divide among four plates and top each serving with 1/4 cup croutons

Per Serving: 243 Calories; 7g Fat (24.4% calories from fat); 1g Saturated Fat; 34g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 78mg Cholesterol; 431mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 4 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 Fat.