Turmeric Chicken Salad with Italian Dressing
A vibrant, delicious turmeric chicken salad packed with lean protein and healing antioxidants is what I have for you today.
Servings: 2
Calories: 327kcal
Ingredients
For the marinade
- 5 oz skinless boneless chicken breast chopped into bite-size pieces
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1-2 tbsps extra-virgin olive oil
- black pepper to taste
For the salad
- 1 cup red cabbage chopped
- 2 cups salad greens of your choice shredded
- 1 cup tomato sliced
- 1 cup cucumber sliced
For the Italian dressing
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp honey
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsps extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp dried rosemary
- black pepper to taste
- sea salt to taste
Instructions
- Add all marinade ingredients with the chicken in a ziploc bag. Massage marinade in the meat and marinade for at least 4 hours. Overnight is best.
- Heat skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Cook chicken with marinade until nicely browned. This will take about 5-10 minutes.
- Combine all dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Whisk well to combine. Set aside.
- Combine all salad ingredients in a bowl. Toss to combine.
- Serve with cooked chicken (hot or cold) and drizzle with Italian dressing.
Notes
Take-along tip: make sure chicken has completely cooled before adding to a container. Store salad greens on top and keep dressing in a separate container.
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