Tips from Robyn #4- Salad Ideas

SALAD IDEAS

any greens with a few mandarin oranges, nuts and feta or goats milk cheese looks fancy and tastes great

any two or three ingredients arranged on greens on individual plates looks good

 

Main Meal salads:

1. Curry Chicken salad

serves 10

9 pieces of skinless boneless chicken thighs washed dried, fat trimmed off and

 cut into 1-2"squares

 

place the chicken into a zip lock bag

add 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt

2 teaspoons of garum masala seasoning

1/2 teaspoon of roasted ginger spice or fresh ginger

1/2 teaspoon of turmeric

1/2 teaspoon of paprika

1 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of black pepper

2 teaspoons hot sauce

close the zip lock and mix all the ingredients together allow to marinate in the fridge for 1-6 hours

sauté the chicken a few pieces at a time in a pan with a little olive oil if you do too many at a time they will not brown well

set cooked chicken aside.

In another bowl with a lid

chop 1 small onion very fine

cube 4 mangos 

cube 4 avocados

squeeze one lemon over the avocado, add salt and black pepper

mix up the dressing

1/4 cup of Greek yogurt

1/4 cup of mayonnaise

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon of paprika

1/4 teaspoon of salt

optional fresh chopped mint leaves about 1 tablespoon

fresh lemon thyme about 2 teaspoons

place the mixed dressing onto op the avocados do not mix until just before serving

TO SERVE

slice lettuce and line a bowl with sliced lettuce

gently mix mango avocado and dressing and spoon on top of the lettuce

heat chicken through and place on the top

decorate with a spring of mint or a few slices of mango

 

Stay tuned for next salad idea...