For a healthy and light lunch break, a chicken salad is what it takes when summer comes. Here are some ideas to prepare it
There White meat it's good, doctors and nutritionists say it too.
Make protein and many other nutrients without weighing it down and fatigue the digestion and is therefore one energy source ideal during the summer season when you have less appetite and the temperatures reach very high peaks. Two, three servings of white meat a week are the ideal within a balanced diet.
The light and complete chicken salad
A'mixed vegetable salad with the addition of chicken it is the ideal choice for a lunch break. You can prepare the meat the night before and then assemble all the ingredients in the morning. It would be preferable to add the seasoning only at meal time, but if you do not have the opportunity to bring it from home and do not find it at work, then immediately add salt and oil and keep your meal cool.
Chicken salad in a jar
Speaking of seasoning, we give you a very useful idea to bring the seasoning with you without taking up too much space and above all without risking dirtying anything. Just compose the salad inside a large glass jar depositing the sauce on the bottom of the jar.
It will suffice then only shake the jar a little to mix the contents together with the seasoning and you're done.
How to cook chicken
If the chicken breast looks like a sad dish, add it in strips inside a mixed salad and will become a cheerful, fresh and colorful mouth watering dish.
Cook the chicken as you like. We suggest the simplest method with the grill or non-stick pan.
Marinate it before cooking with a little lemon and aromatic herbs, or with some spices like paprika and chilli, in this way it will be more tasty.
Then use one very hot plate to make it crunchy on the outside and soft on the heart. Add salt only at the end of cooking with coarse salt.
Then cut it into strips and when cold add it to the salad.
Dare with pairings
The chicken looks good with everything, so why not try combining it with many types of vegetables and even fruit?
Unleash your imagination and choose the seasonal vegetables that you like best to turn a classic salad into something extraordinary.
