Layered Mexican Salad

Name: Layered Mexican Salad
Ingredients: 1 tbsp coconut oil; ¼ lb thin white meat chicken tenderloins; 2 cups kale leaves (chopped coasrely); 1 cup cucumber (disc slices, skin on); 2 cups avocado (pitted and sliced thin); 2 cups romaine leaves (washed and coarsely chopped); ½ cup red onion (sliced thin); 1 cup fresh cilantro (chopped); 1 cup canned black beans (rinsed and drained); 3 tbsp pepitas ((pumpkin seeds)); salt and pepper to taste; 3 tbsp fresh lime juice; ¼ cup olive oil (extra virgin); 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 1 tsp spirulina; ½ tsp honey; ¼ tsp sea salt

By Lisa Shanken

July 20, 2015

Layered Mexican Salad

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Course Lunch

Cuisine Salad

Servings people

Calories 590 kcal

Ingredients

Salad

1 tbsp coconut oil
¼ lb thin white meat chicken tenderloins
2 cups kale leaves chopped coasrely
1 cup cucumber disc slices, skin on
2 cups avocado pitted and sliced thin
2 cups romaine leaves washed and coarsely chopped
½ cup red onion sliced thin
1 cup fresh cilantro chopped
1 cup canned black beans rinsed and drained
3 tbsp pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
salt and pepper to taste

Dressing

3 tbsp fresh lime juice
¼ cup olive oil extra virgin
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp spirulina
½ tsp honey
¼ tsp sea salt

Instructions

Heat the coconut oil in a sauté pan. Sprinkle salt and pepper on the raw chicken, and transfer to the sauté pan. Cook for 2-3 mintes, then turn and cook another 2-3 minutes until the chicken is completely cooked through. Transfer the cooked chicken to a plate lined with a paper towel to drain any excess oil, and tent with foil.
In a large bowl, start by layering the kale leaves, followed by a layer of cucumber, followed by a layer of avocado, and so on with each salad ingredient listed above, ending with the layer of chicken.
In a separate, smaller bowl, mix all of the ingredients for the dressing. Dress salad and enjoy.

Notes

Nutrition

Sodium: 812mgCalcium: 290mgVitamin C: 150.2mgVitamin A: 33650IUSugar: 5gFiber: 19gPotassium: 1747mgCholesterol: 18mgCalories: 590kcalMonounsaturated Fat: 25gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 9gFat: 44gProtein: 21gCarbohydrates: 38gIron: 10.1mg

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