Delightful Salad Bites

Active time: 15min Total time: 15min Servings: 4 Recipe from: Evelyn

Image thanks Evelyn for the photo

Why?

• Easy to prepare and have at the ready

• Gluten free

• Dairy free

• Great source of fibre, vitamins and minerals

• Nice way to use left over chicken or other protein

Ingredients:

• 12 butter salad leaves or other lettuce that you can make a small bowl with

• 1 handful of chicken breast or other protein of choice

• You can marinate the chicken or protein how you like (asian flavours like ginger, garlic, tamari) or Mediterranean (garlic, lemon, olive oil)

• Various thinly sliced vegetables on hand and in season. For example:

  • 1 carrot thinly

  • 1 cucumber

  • 1 red pepper

  • 1 radish

  • 1 tomato

  • 2 blanched asparagus

  • 1/4 avocado

• 2 Tablespoons aioli

• 1 lemon or lime quartered

• 2 Tablespoons crispy shallots or chopped nuts of choice

How to prepare

1. Once you prepare all the vegetables, you can either lay these out on a central platter for all to pick from and to make their own salad delights with or

2. Prepare each salad delight by:

   • drizzling a bit of aioli on the lettuce

   • Add the protein and vegetables

   • Squeeze a spot of lemon or lime juice

   • Top with sprinkle of crispy shallots or chopped nuts

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