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Refreshing Salads

I happened upon some fresh lettuce at Reliance Fresh and so it was salad days this past week.

Chicken Salad

These vibrant summer salads made for some crisp, light, cooling and refreshing meals and I am glad I could make most of the freshest summer fruits I had at hand. Less time spent in the kitchen and a wonderful way to get one’s dose of healthy vegetables and fruits. I have kept them simple with bite-sized vegetables and fruits combining with the fewest of ingredients for the dressing and enriching them a liberal dose of olive oil.

Chicken Salad Recipe

Preparation: 15 mts,

Serves 3-4 persons

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Ingredients:

1 cup bite sized boneless cooked chicken pieces

few iceburg lettuce leaves, washed and torn into pieces

1 green capsicum, cubed

1 red or yellow capsicum, cubed

1/2 cup brocolli florets, blanched

1 carrot, cubed and blanched

For dressing:

2 tbsps olive oil

1 tbsp grated tender ginger

1 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar

1 tbsp honey

salt to taste

1 Cut cooked chicken into bite sized pieces. Combine with the rest of the vegetables and lettuce.
2 Prepare the dressing and keep aside. Just before serving toss the the chicken and vegetables in the dressing and serve.

I prepared this fruit salad with the same dressing as for the chicken salad, omitting lemon juice. Combined bite sized pieces of pineapple, apple, capsicum, sprouts and lettuce with ginger-honey-pepper dressing and the resultant salad provided a refreshing crunch. A light summer lunch on a hot day.

Fruit Salad

Note:

To get the most our of your salad, prepare your salad at room temperature and combine the dressing just before serving. No rules here, just combine whatever vegetables you have on hand.

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By sailu • Jul 16th, 2007 • Category: All Recipes, Fruits, Greens-Leafy Vegetables, Salads & Raita Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian Recipes

8 Responses »

  1. anusharaji on July 16th, 2007 at 9:21 am:

    ooooooh chicken :)
    truly refreshing

  2. Asha on July 16th, 2007 at 9:47 am:

    I am making a Salads post too,appropriate for Summer!:))
    Chicken Salad is yum and makes a great light lunch.Looks great.

  3. Saju on July 16th, 2007 at 10:06 am:

    Refreshing Recipes

  4. cinnamon on July 16th, 2007 at 1:03 pm:

    The salad looks so refreshing and tasty. Ummm.. I just need a fork to dig into it :)

  5. Mythili on July 16th, 2007 at 1:50 pm:

    Ooohhh refreshing.. substitute the chicken with grilled tofu…Drool !!!

    -Myths

  6. Cynthia on July 16th, 2007 at 8:58 pm:

    I like this chicken salad, I am not a big fan of the creamy version.

  7. sharmi on July 16th, 2007 at 9:30 pm:

    very refreshing and vibrant. I loved the look of the pineapple chunks in there.

  8. padma on July 17th, 2007 at 7:50 am:

    I liked the chicken salad, it can be a light lunch on hot summer days..the crunchy fruit salad looks appetizing too! I love pineapple crunch..in any salads

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