Celestial Chicken, Mint, and Cucumber Skewers with Spring Onion Sauce

Celestial Chicken, Mint, and Cucumber Skewers with Spring Onion Sauce

You can assemble these skewers one day in advance. Cover them with a damp paper towel; then cover them with plastic wrap. Keep refrigerated, and serve chilled. You can also make the onion sauce up to 24 hours in advance.

3/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise

1/3 cup low-fat buttermilk
3 tablespoons chopped green onion tops
1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried dill
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
1/2 small cucumber (about 2 ounces)
3 cups water
1/2 pound skinned, boned chicken breast, cut into 24 (3/4-inch) pieces
24 small mint leaves
Cucumber slices (optional)

Place first 6 ingredients in a blender; process until smooth. Cover and chill.

Cut the cucumber lengthwise into 4 pieces; cut each piece crosswise into 6 (1/4-inch) slices. Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add chicken; cook 4 minutes or until done. Drain well, and cool. Thread 1 chicken piece, 1 cucumber piece, and 1 mint leaf onto each of 24 (6-inch) skewers. Cover and chill. Serve with sauce; garnish with cucumber slices, if desired.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 3 skewers and 2 tablespoons sauce)

Nutrient;
NUTRITION PER SERVINGCALORIES 76(25% from fat); FAT 2.1g (sat 0.4g,mono 0.5g,poly 1g); PROTEIN 7.1g; CHOLESTEROL 17mg; CALCIUM 22mg; SODIUM 235mg; FIBER 0.2g; IRON 0.4mg; CARBOHYDRATE 7.1g