Chicken salad |
Chicken salad is any
salad that counts chicken as a main ingredient. Not only is it easy to
make, it is delicious and healthy too as it makes use of a variety of
vegetables. It is a no-fuss way of using up leftovers to prepare a composed
meal. Chicken salad is good virtually any time of the year, for breakfast,
lunch, or dinner. Typically it is made with leftover chicken. It may also refer
to a garden salad with fried, grilled, or roasted chicken cut up on top.
The one featured today, prepared by Delisile
Mavimbela from Thyme @ The Hub, made use of fried chicken strips seasoned with
BBQ spice. The coffee shop is run by Pick 'n Pay Supermarket.
Increasingly, more and more people are cutting down
on grains. In that regard, chicken salad can be enjoyed as it is, without a
starch. However, for those that don’t get satisfied without a bit of starch in
their meal, a more filling alternative would be to serve it in a sandwich
(ideally whole-wheat), pita or wrapped in a tortilla. Common ingredients for the
salad may include mayonnaise, hard-boiled egg, celery, onion, pepper, grapes
and nuts. In place of chicken, tuna and/or salmon can be utilised. If avocados
are not in season, mango chunks and cashew nuts can do the trick. Prawns and calamari
are also good alternatives for seafood lovers.
INGREDIENTS (to serve 1)
1 breast fillet
Lettuce
Olives
Feta cheese
1 tomato
1 onion
1 cucumber
1 small avocado
METHOD:
- · Cut the lettuce evenly with a knife and spread it on a plate.
- · Add a layer of sliced tomatoes on top of the lettuce.
- · Add the chicken strips, carefully spreading them equally around the plate.
- · Place slices of avocado on top of the chicken strips.
- · Add olives and feta cheese evenly on the plate.
- · Serve with your favourite dressing.
STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE
As with the chicken salad, there
are no hard and fast rules for making a smoothie. Any two seasonal fruits, for
instance banana and pineapple, or kiwi and pineapple can be used. However,
strawberry and banana remain the firm favourite for most. One point to note is
that at the peak of the season, fruits are sweeter that they would be towards
the end. This will determine the
sweetness of the smoothie.
Strawberry Smoothie |
INGREDIENTS
1 banana
4 or 5 strawberries, depending
on size
Lemon sorbet
Plain yoghurt
Blocks of ice
Vanilla ice cream, optional
METHOD
- · Peel the banana and chop it into smaller pieces.
- · Combine banana and strawberries and blitz in a blender.
- · Add ice cream or ice blocks.
- · In a blender, combine strawberries, chopped bananas, yoghurt, vanilla ice cream, and ice blocks.
- · When the mixture is properly blended, serve immediately.
ABOUT THE CHEF
Delisile Mavimbela |
Delisile Mavimbela has been
working at Thyme @ The Hub from 2012, having moved from Matsapha. She is very
passionate about preparing healthy meals that boost the immune system. Delisile
loves preparing the chicken salad for her customers not only because of its
healthy properties, but also because the ingredients are affordable and
accessible to everyone. “Anyone can make their version of chicken salad, but
ours is the best,” she said. The colourful salad she prepared prompted one
woman to immediately change her order, opting for the salad. Delisile usually does
not like to use artificial spices when she cooks. She prefers vegetables in
their natural state. She is available on 7604 3169.
*Published in Times of Swaziland
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