This weekend was pretty full of good food, but I feel like my body needs to go into detox. I didn’t splurge much at all with the dinner events I hosted over the weekend but I was craving some fresh veggies. So today for lunch, I made a salad.
Don’t you hate the rep salads get? Some folks think salads are lame, boring and too healthy to taste good. I’ll admit, I had that same thinking until I started being creative with salads. They are a blank canvas to capture flavors, textures, colors… only healthier!
Today my salad consisted of a baked boneless, skinless chicken breast that was marinated in southwest seasoning. I also made a quick mango salsa (fresh mangoes, chopped bell pepper, garlic, red onion, salt & pepper, green onion) to offset the spicy chicken with some sweetness. For texture, I added some slivered almonds. Lastly, all my salads involve a little bit of cheese so I added a pinch of gorgonzola for a bit of tang.
Love and embrace salads… they’re good for you!
Poor salads! Your’s looks beautiful though.
This looks really good and that mango salsa sounds delicious! People always act funny about salads, but I think they’re great as main courses. I love a good salad for dinner sometimes.
I love salads and with so many combinations I don’t know how anyone could consider them boring!
I can embrace any salad as long as their is bleu cheese dressing.
Looks tasty! My MIL made a very good salad when we were visiting last week. I’ll have to try to post that sometime…
That looks soooo good!
Your salad sounds scrumptious! I love the flavor combination you put together. Salads truly are a blank canvas waiting for us to add our own special touch to them.
Looks good! Some of my favorite salads are those I make just using odds and ends in the fridge and pantry.