Today it’s Sunday, i’ve just come back from an amazing overseas holiday and I don’t really feel like spending a whole lot of time worrying about what to organise for my lunches this week. One batch of this salad fixes my problem. One batch and I am good for the week!
I know this salad looks like a mess and not the most pretty but far out this is my new favourite salad.
I have been getting in the habit of making a dish that I can make last for future meals. I made a big batch of the above salad and it lasted me all week. Lunches were taken care of for the entire work week, one day I even had some as a mid morning snack instead.
I am all about making things easy when it comes to food. I am not the best at preparing different dishes but I give it a shot. I like to already know what I am having for lunch so I don’t have to worry about it on the day sometimes when i’m feeling lazy and already hungry I just have toast or the closest easy carb which is not going to do much for me at all energy or protein wise.
Below is what my yummy chicken salad is made up of:
1 bbq chicken (no skin) shredded into little pieces or however you desire
1 bag of mixed salad leaves (I LOVE spinach leaves and rocket so yummy) washed
2 large carrots cut into small sticks
4 stalks of celery cut into small sticks
1 large tomato diced
2 cucumbers sliced and then cut in halves
1.5 avocados mashed up to coat salad
1/4 red onion (or desired amount)
Dressing:
1 tblspoon cold pressed extra virgin olive oil
few sprinkles of cracked pepper to taste
Add all the ingredients in a large salad bowl. Add the avocado last, then your oil and pepper. I personally use my hands (cleaned of course) to gently mix all the ingredients together to make sure they are all coated in avocado and oil.
Now that is one easy salad right? You’ve got your mix of protein, carbohydrates and fats all sorted! You can of course add whatever you want to it.
It will last you the whole working week (if you havent eaten all of it earlier!) keep refrigerated. It tastes GREAT cold. Get creative and add your own ingredients and flare to it.
There you go, your lunches and/or dinners are sorted 🙂
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