Zesty Chicken Salad (For One)

From Everyday Food April 2006

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon  vegetable oil
• 2  tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1  teaspoon soy sauce
• 1  teaspoon  peeled and grated fresh ginger
•  coarse salt
•  fresh ground black pepper
• 4  ounces  thinly sliced  cooked chicken breasts
• 1⁄2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced lengthwise into 2-inch strips (ribs and seeds removed)
• 2  ounces snow peas, ends trimmed, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 1  medium carrot, thinly sliced crosswise

Directions

1. In a small bowl, combine oil, lime juice, soy sauce, and ginger; season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
2. Combine chicken, bell pepper, snow peas, and carrot in a separate container.
3. Refrigerate chicken salad and dressing separately until ready to serve, up to overnight. Just before serving, toss salad with dressing.