Who doesn't love chicken salad? The problem is usually its full of mayo and chicken and bread which doesn't really provide much nutritional value to your day. Here's my absolute favorite chicken salad mix on a bed of spring greens.
Ingredients:
1 chicken breast cooked and cooled (you can boil or bake or use left over rotisserie)
1/2 tbs olive oil based mayo or veganaise
1/2 an orange
4 dried apricots
1/2 cup red grapes
optional garnish** sunflower seeds, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, Chopped basil
2 cups lettuce of greens of your choice (I like the spring mix with baby herbs and spinach)
Note: Don't like Mayo? no problem! Substitute greek yogurt, or 1/2 tbs mashed avocado, or 1/2 tbs of olive oil emulsified in the blender with 1/2 tbs lemon juice.
Seasonings:
cumin
sea salt
pepper
Dice up your cooled cooked chicken, apricots, grapes (cut in half) and toss with the mayo and 1 tbs of fresh squeezed orange juice (save the rest of the orange to dress the greens with). season with 1/4 tbs cumin and salt and pepper to taste.
Plate the greens in a bowl and squeeze remaining orange juice on to the greens. Spoon the chicken mix on top of the greens and garnish with your choice of seed or basil.
Voila! so delicious and healthy!
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