Chicken and Pineapple Salad

By Totlxtc

Ingredients

• SALAD:
• 2 * 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 * 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 * 1/4 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
• 1/4 * 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 2 * 2 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons white vinegar
• 1 * 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 1 * 1 teaspoon canola oil
• *
• 1 * 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2-inch strips
• 2 * 2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
• 2 * 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 1 * 1 medium cucumber, quartered, seeded and thinly sliced
• 1 * 1 large red onion, quartered and thinly sliced
• 1 * 1 celery rib, thinly sliced
• * Lettuce leaves, optional
• 5 * 5 pineapple slices, halved
• 2 * 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted

Details

Servings 5

Preparation

Step 1

* In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually add the pineapple juice, broth, vinegar, soy sauce and oil until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cover and refrigerate.
* In a large bowl, toss chicken with soy sauce and ginger. In a large nonstick skillet, saute chicken in oil until no longer pink. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Combine the cucumber, onion, celery and chicken.
* Pour chilled sauce over chicken; toss to coat. Just before serving, line salad plates with lettuce if desired. Arrange chicken salad and pineapple over lettuce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Yield: 5 servings.


Nutritional Analysis: 1 cup equals 220 calories, 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 53 mg cholesterol, 552 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 23 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 fruit, 1 vegetable.