Cherries on Top Chicken Salad

Eat this salad not just for its scrumptious taste but because it will help the inflammation in your body go down! Cherries are one of the most potent inflammation fighters on God’s green earth and we can thank our caring heavenly father for also making them delicious! The little bit of rice or quinoa in this salad is the perfect addition as it helps sop up all the delicious cherry-flavored dressing. Please make this salad before we arrive on your doorstep to make it for you! This recipe is found in the "Hangry Meals for One" section of Trim Healthy Table, page 305, and is a single-serve recipe.

Cooking Method: Oven Baking

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Sides

Servings: 1

Description

Eat this salad not just for its scrumptious taste but because it will help the inflammation in your body go down! Cherries are one of the most potent inflammation fighters on God’s green earth and we can thank our caring heavenly father for also making them delicious! The little bit of rice or quinoa in this salad is the perfect addition as it helps sop up all the delicious cherry-flavored dressing. Please make this salad before we arrive on your doorstep to make it for you! This recipe is found in the "Hangry Meals for One" section of Trim Healthy Table, page 305, and is a single-serve recipe.

1 Single Serve Recipe

Ingredients

For the Cherry Dressing

1/4 cup frozen cherries (or fresh pitted cherries)
1 Tbs water
2 tsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp mct oil (or extra virgin olive oil)
1/2 tsp TH Super Sweet Blend (1/2 to 3/4 teaspoons)
2 pinches TH Mineral Salt
1 dash black pepper
1 dash cayenne pepper
2 tsp TH Baobab Boost Powder (optional; for an added Vitamin C and extra anti-inflammatory boost)

For the Salad

1 small romaine hearts (chopped)
5 oz canned chicken (one- (5-ounce) can chicken breast, drained, or 5 to 6 ounces diced cooked chicken breast (see page 45 for cooking methods)
3/4 cup frozen cherries (or fresh pitted cherries, halved (we use frozen because they are already pitted, just take them out ahead of time to thaw . . . or you can pit your own fresh cherries)
1/4 cup pre-cooked quinoa (1/4 to 1/3 cup pre-cooked quinoa or rice)
1 tsp slivered almonds (1 heaping teaspoon)

Instructions

1
Make the dressing. Put all the ingredients in a bowl and use a stick blender to mix well. (Or you can just mix with a fork, mashing the cherries as best you can; it doesn’t matter if the dressing stays a little chunky.)
2
Assemble the salad. Put the chopped lettuce on a large dinner plate and top with the chicken, cherries, and rice or quinoa. Pour the dressing over the salad and top with the almonds.

Note

Recipe Notes

From Trim Healthy Table:

NOTE: Fill up further with Speedy Chocolate Milk (page 457) or an E-friendly baby-size shake from the Shakes and Smoothies chapter (page 468).

This recipe is featured in the Fresh Start Menu!!

Read it online: https://trimhealthymama.com/recipe/cherries-on-top-chicken-salad/