Recipe - Healthy Asian Chicken Salad

Here is a delicious and healthy chicken salad recipe, full of protein, fiber, and antioxidant-rich veggies. The tangy Asian-style dressing is a healthy change from the typical creamy dressings, and will delight your taste buds with lemon, honey, and a touch of peanut butter. Makes a great lunch or light supper.

Chicken Salad (Photo credit: DaveOnFlickr)Healthy Asian Chicken Salad
(Serves 2 as a main dish, or 4 as a side.)

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
3 tomatoes, chopped
1 can (14oz) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (14oz) corn, rinsed and drained
½ cup cucumber, diced
1 head Romaine lettuce, washed and chopped

Dressing:
3 tbsp peanut butter (creamy)
¼ cup fresh parsley
1/3 extra-virgin olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tbsp honey
2 garlic cloves, finely minced
Salt and pepper

Instructions:
Place chicken, tomatoes, black beans, corn, cucumber and chopped lettuce into a large salad bowl and combine.

Add all dressing ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. Pour over the chicken salad mixture, and toss. Serve with warm pita bread if desired.