Start with a bed of your favorite lettuce, and add a variety of fruits, nuts, and vegetables to create a salad full of color, vitamins, and minerals. Top with buttermilk chicken and buttermilk dressing for an extra tasty and filling meal!
Buttermilk Marinade for Chicken
Ingredients:
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 Cup buttermilk
- 2 garlic cloves- minced
- 1 Tbsp. Dijon Mustard
- 1 tsp. Tabasco Sauce (optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Procedure:
1) Mix buttermilk, garlic, mustard, tabasco, and salt and pepper in a bowl.
2) In a 9X13 pan, pour mixture over chicken breasts.
3) Refrigerate for 4 - 8 hours.
Buttermilk Dressing
Like ranch dressing? You'll love this low-fat version- a creamy buttermilk dressing to top your buttermilk chicken salad.
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup buttermilk
- 1 Cup yogurt (preferably yogurt cream)
- 1 large garlic clove- minced (or fresh dill, if desired)
- 3 Tbsp. chopped chives
- Salt to taste
Procedure:
- Whisk all ingredients together.
- Chill.
