This is one of those dishes that I came across online and just HAD to make. This is the perfect make-ahead salad to pack in your lunches for the week, or just for a healthy weeknight dinner.
A little warning, it's a little time consuming with the different steps to prepare, but if you buy pre-grilled chicken and pre-roasted peppers that will save you a lot of time. If you have time to make it by scratch you wont be disappointed! I fed this to my 10-month-old and he loved it! I ended up not adding all the dressing to the salad but I did just enough to coat it and get the flavor.
6 SERVINGS
PREP: 20 minutes COOK: 30 minutes READY IN: 50 minutes
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INGREDIENTS
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 4 bay leaves
- 1 quart fat free, low sodium chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (or 2 fresh garlic cloves, finely chopped)
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds or sliced raw almonds (optional)
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 1/2 bunch asparagus, roasted and diced
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 large bell peppers, roasted (or store bought works great too)
- salt and pepper to taste
Dressing:
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley
- 1/3 cup fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
- To roast your peppers preheat oven to 450º. On a lined baking sheet, spray with coconut oil. Cut peppers into quarters and place skin-side up. Bake peppers for 15-20 minutes, or until the skin begins to blacken (its okay if its black--that's what you want). Once peppers are done transfer them to either a ziploc back or a covered bowl to allow them to steam.
- While peppers are roasting, mix asparagus with a little olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. When peppers have about 10 minutes left, throw asparagus on the baking sheet. Allow them to roast 5-10 minutes (depending on the thickness of asparagus). Allow asparagus to cool before chopping.
- For the salad add chicken broth and bay leaves in a large skillet with a lid and allow it to come to a simmer.
- Add chicken breasts to the skillet and bring broth to a boil. Cover pot. Allow chicken to cook for 15-20 minutes, depending on size of chicken.
- While chicken is cooking you can prepare the other salad ingredients. Chop garlic, onion, asparagus, basil and parsley and place them in a large bowl.
- Take your peppers out of the bowl, or whatever you placed it in, and remove the skin. They should just slide right off. Chop peppers and add them to the salad mixture.
- Once chicken is cooked, shred it into bite size pieces and add it to your salad.
- To make the dressing, add all ingredients to a blender until combined. Add dressing to your salad and toss to combine.
NUTRITION FACTS
1 serving 120 calories 2g fat 6g carbs 16g protein 4g sugar
Enjoy!
Recipe adapted from stiritup.me
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