No Boring Salads please!

No one would understand how much I hated vegetables and fruits growing up….they were my arch-enemies! I associated the name ‘Salad’ with these enemies and it was war till the struggle to keep fit pressured me into making them my friends. These days, I crave greens the same way I crave sweets, I go to restaurants and I look through the Salad menu. Today, I would be sharing with you 2 home-made salads and 2 salads from restaurants that I absolutely love!

Lettuce Chicken Salad with Blueberry Bread Croutons (Home-made)

Ingredients

• Grilled chicken drumsticks
• Lettuce
• Blueberry bread
• Mayonnaise

Method

• Shred grilled chicken & lettuce
• Fry blueberry bread till crunchy (croutons)
• Plate Lettuce & chicken
• Slather with mayonnaise
• Top with croutons

Apple Coleslaw

Ingredients 

• Carrot
• Cabbage
• Crunchy green apple
• Soft red apple
• Maple syrup
• Lemon

Method

• Cut carrot and cabbage (coleslaw style)
• Chop green apple (bite-size)
• Dice red apple into desirable shape
• Dress with a mixture of maple syrup & juice of lemon
• Plate as desired

Chicken Noodle Salad (Cafe Royale, VI, Lagos)Chicken breast strips, carrots, onions, red bell pepper, celery & cilantro served over linguini pasta tosses with peanut gingered dressing

The size of this dish scared me at first, thought it was a lot but I dug in and could not stop till my plate was clean. I love pasta and I love chicken, marrying both in each fork full was pure bliss….

Shrimp Salad (Cactus, VI, Lagos)Avocado, tomatoes, shrimp, lettuce & thousand island dressing

I love the freshness of this salad….you would never catch me eating fresh tomatoes alone but on this day, I am not sure if it was the shrimps or avocados that made the difference. The mashup in my mouth felt GOOD!

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