Chicken Romaine Salad with Avocado Dressing

Chicken Romaine Salad with Avocado Dressing
Also Great with Turkey

Servings: 4

Dressing:
1/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
1 tablespoon light mayonnaise (we used Hellmans)
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 garlic clove, peeled
1/2 ripe peeled avocado, seeded and coarsely mashed

Salad:
4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
2 cups diced chicken breast (about 8 ounces)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Combine first 7 ingredients in a blender, and process until smooth, scraping sides. Set aside.

Combine lettuce and remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Drizzle buttermilk mixture over lettuce mixture; toss gently to coat.

Per Serving (about 1 1/2 cups): 199 Calories; 7g Fat (29.7% calories from fat); 29g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 70mg Cholesterol; 401mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 4 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 Fat.