Avocado Apple Chicken Salad - Biggest Loser Recipe

Ingredients
2 cups (about 12 ounces) cooked chicken or turkey breast, cut in 1" pieces

1 cup diced sweet red apple

1/2 cup thinly sliced celery

1/4 cup lightly toasted pecans, coarsely chopped

1/2 cup roughly chopped flat-leaf (Italian) parsley

1/4 cup chopped red onion

1 1/2 tablespoons chopped mint (about 10 leaves)

1 1/2 tablespoons chopped jalapeno pepper (optional)

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 fully ripened avocado, halved, pitted, peeled, and diced

4 cups mixed baby salad greens

Directions
In a large bowl, combine the chicken, apple, celery, pecans, parsley, onion, mint, jalapeno pepper (if desired), salt, lemon juice, and oil; stir. Add the avocado; toss gently until all the ingredients are combined, leaving some diced avocado visible while mashing some. Serve over the mixed greens.

Makes 4 servings

Per serving: 200 calories, 17 g protein, 14 g carbohydrates (5 g sugars), 12 g fat (1 g saturated), 30 mg cholesterol, 4 g fiber, 340 mg sodium