Showing posts with label Salad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Salad. Show all posts

Healthy Chicken Caesar Salad - Meal Prep Recipe


My Chicken Caesar Salad Recipe was utterly divine but it is a serious calorie fest, certainly not a healthy salad.  I've changed the recipe and made a healthy version with more vegetables and a lot less calories.  I won't claim that it tastes as good but the flavours are there and this one come's without a side order of guilt.


Tools and Ingredients:
Lettuce 49p
Peppers £1.15
Sweetcorn 37p
Cucumber 49p
Tomatoes 69p
Chicken £3.38
Light Mayonnaise 30p
Lemon Juice 17p
Dijon Mustard 18p
Anchovies £1.06
Garlic Powder 23p
New Potatoes £1.00

Total = £9.51
Makes 10 generous portions = 95p per portion


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Start by chopping the new potatoes into bite sized chunks and putting them on to boil.


Shred the lettuce.


Dice the cucumber.


Chop the peppers.


And dice the tomatoes.


Mix all the vegetables together along with the sweetcorn.


To make the delicious dressing mince the anchovies.


Add about half a bottle of lemon juice.


And about half a jar of Dijon mustard.


Then add about half a bottle of mayonnaise.  To keep the calorie count low I'm using low fat mayonnaise.


Finally add half a jar of garlic granuales.


Give it all a good stir.


And mix in the chicken breast pieces.


Drain the potatoes.


Store the salad, potatoes and Chicken Caesar separately to keep them fresh for longer.  They should last for about 5 days in the fridge in sealed containers.

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Lemony Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe


I made a big bowl of this salad recipe for lunch expecting there to be plenty leftover for tomorrow.  I was sooo wrong!!  The whole family loved it, the hubster and I went back for a second helping but what really shocked me was Little Miss declaring it was delicious and asking for not just a two or even three but four helpings!!  She's getting to be a really fussy eater, sometimes just getting her to the table can be challenging.  She's asked for this salad again and I'll certainly be granting her request.

It was the sharp lemony flavour that really made this dish shine.  It beautifully complemented the really fresh parsley.


Ingredients:
Chicken Breast
Pasta
Lemon Juice
Olive Oil
Garlic
Oregano
Parsley
Cucumber
Cherry Tomatoes
Iceberg Lettuce
Peppers
Rocket
Cress

Tools:


I started by finely chopping the garlic.


Then the oregano.


Mix the oregano and garlic with olive oil and plenty of lemon juice.
Add half to the diced chicken breast and leave to marinade.
Reserve the other half for later.


Put the pasta on to boil.


Prepare the rest of the salad.


Chop the parsley.


Grate the cheese.


Fry the chicken.


Drain the pasta and add the reserved dressing.


Stir in the chopped parsley.


Add to the salad.


Stir in the cooked chicken while it's still warm.


Serve with a sprinkling of gated cheese.


Thai Beef Salad Recipe



I had some roast beef and salad leftover from Little Miss' birthday party.


Dressing Ingredients:
Chilli
Garlic
Coriander
Sugar
Olive Oil
Balsamic Vinegar
Lemon Juice

Salad Ingredients:
Beef
Lettice
Tomatoes
Red Onion
Mint Leaves
Spring Onion
Grated Carrot
Peppers

Tools:


Finely dice the chilli, garlic and coriander leaves.


Crush them with the back of a spoon (a pestle and mortar would be easier).


Add the rest of the dressing ingredients.


Prepare the salad and drizzle the dressing over it.

It went down a treat and made a lovely change to a typical boring plain salad.  Hubby was well impressed.


Would I make it again?
Absolutely but I'd switch up a few ingredients that I didn't have to hand. 

I'd use ground coriander in the dressing and leave the leaves in the salad.  I didn't have enough to hand as my poor little coriander plant isn't doing too well.  This dish would have been awesome with loads and loads of coriander leaves.

I would use Worcestershire sauce instead of balsamic vinegar and lime instead of lemon juice.  The salad could have done with some cucumber adding.  I'd add a good glug of soy sauce to the dressing and an extra chilli as it lacked "kick".