Colorful Cobb Salad

Ingredients:

Spring Mix Greens - amount will depend on how hungry you are

½ of a fresh avocado- sliced

1 grilled chicken breast cut into cubes

1 hard boiled egg diced (I omitted it because I don't like hard boiled eggs)

½ cup cherry tomatoes diced in half

2 slices of cooked bacon crumbled

¼ cup gorgonzola cheese crumbles

Dressing Ingredients:

¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup of balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons of pure maple syrup

Dash of salt to taste

1 tablespoon of dijon mustard (This could be omitted if you are not like mustard)

Combine until blended. Keeps in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.  

Directions:

Be sure to have washed the salad greens before eating. Place greens in a bowl or on a  plate

Dice tomatoes and avocado

Add in grilled chicken cubes, eggs and crumbled bacon

Lastly top with gorgonzola cheese crumbles as well as the maple balsamic dressing.

Fresh Summer Salad with Creamy Cashew Dressing

Fresh & Fruity Summer Salad

This has been the LONGEST winter ever! We basically skipped spring here in Happy Valley! Yesterday it was even snowing! I have been craving fresh summer foods for months now so I decided to whip up a salad that would remind me of the warm sunny days ahead of me. I also wanted to get creative and make up a new dressing. I used Pinterest and decided to make a spin off of some that I came across so here is what I came up with. 

Salad Ingredients
Fresh lettuce (I love Romaine but any kind would do, baby spinach would taste great too!)
Feta Cheese
Pecans or Walnuts
Grapes
Blueberries

Chicken Ingredients 
3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Coconut oil 
Herb de provence seasoning 
Pink sea salt and black pepper 

Dressing Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons  organic cashew butter

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice

• 3 tablespoons water

• 1 tablespoon stoneground mustard

• ½ tablespoon raw honey

• ¼ teaspoon salt, more to taste

• ½ teaspoon garlic

Combine salad ingredients in the bowl and set aside.  Cut chicken breast into bite size pieces. On the stove top -  pan cook the chicken. I like to cook mine in coconut oil for a nice tropical taste. Season the chicken and cook until its browned. Add to salad when you are finished cooking it.

To prepare the dressing combine ingredients in a food processor and blend until creamy. Enjoy!
Tastes great as a dipping sauce too! My son is not a salad fan so he used the dressing as a dip for his chicken.