Asparagus Chicken Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup sour cream or 1/2 cup plain yogurt (i use no fat sour cream)
• 1/4 cup green onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil leaves, chopped or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon, zest of (optional)
• 8 cups mixed salad greens, torn
• 2 1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken, about 1 lb
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• 3/4 lb asparagus, cooked crisp tender and cooled

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, green onions, basil, lemon juice, salt, pepper and lemon zest if using.
• 2 cover and chill to blend flavours, about 30 minutes.
• 3 in a large salad bowl, combine greens, chicken and tomatoes.
• 4 arrange salad mixture on plates; top with asparagus.
• 5 spoon dressing over each salad.