Chicken Salad in Tomato Shells recipe – 115 calories

Chicken Salad in Tomato Shells recipe – 115 calories

Ingredients:
1 boneless skinless chicken breast
10-12 small roma (or plum) tomatoes
1 tablespoon butter
4 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion
2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
3 drops liquid smoke
4 tablespoons light mayonnaise
2 tablespoons almonds, chopped and toasted
1/2 cup chiffonade arugula
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 lemon, zest of
salt, to taste
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preparation:
1. Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper. Drizzle a few drops of liquid smoke over the chicken and saute in butter over medium heat until the juices are clear. Set aside to cool.
2. Cut the chicken into small dices and set aside.
3. Using a sharp knife, make large 1-inch jagged cuts lengthwise around each roma tomato.
4. Carefully lift off the tomato tops; scoop out and discard the tomato pulp from both halves, leaving a 1/4-inch-thick shell.
5. Season each shell with salt and place the shells, cut side down, on paper towels to drain. Let stand for about 30 minutes (or cover and refrigerate overnight).
6. In a small bowl, combine the cooked chicken, green onion and celery. Stir in the mayonnaise, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
7. Just before serving, stir in the arugula and almonds into the chicken mixture. Spoon some salad into each tomato shell and arrange on a platter.
8. Just before serving, garnish each tomato shell with additional lemon zest, arugula chiffonade and toasted almonds.

Servings: 4

Nutritional information for one serving:
Calories: 115
Calories from fat: 54
Total fat: 6g
Cholesterol: 24mg
Total carbs: 7.4g
Protein: 9.2g

Photo credit: lazyme

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