Junk food salad
Junk food. We all know it's bad for us. We still all want to eat it far more often than we should.
This started as an attempt to chuck together a very quick tea using whatever I could lay my hands on in the fridge/cupboard, however the end result was fantastic, and I shall no doubt make it again on purpose.
It provides a psychological junk food hit - chicken in breadcrumbs and pretzels, but at least simultaneously provides some veggies into the bargain.
I'm not in any way claiming a) it is healthy b) it offsets the unhealthiness of the chicken/pretzels.
However, if say, for hypothetical example, you compared eating breaded chicken fillets in this salad, against eating them with chips, then this might edge ahead. Just.
I'm sure you could treat a number of junk foods in the same way - Scampi salad anyone? Or chopped up burger?
Junk Food Salad (Serves 3 as a meal)
- 300g breaded chicken mini-fillets
- 4 Chinese leaves
- 1 orange pepper
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 tbsp crispy onion pieces
- 1 handful mini pretzels (mine were from a rosemary and pepper mix)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp cider vinegar
- 1 tsp honey
- Squeeze of lemon juice
Cook the chicken according to the pack instructions, and whilst it is in the oven, wash and chop up your salad veggies. You could use any veg you like - this was just what I had needing used up in the fridge.
Whisk together your dressing ingredients (or if you have a small child needing entertained, put them in a jar with a secure lid and give them to them to shake)
Once the chicken is cooked, slice it, add to the veg, throw in the pretzels and crispy onions, pour over the dressing, mix well and serve.
Done!
There is something very appealing about the combination of the warm savoury chicken, sweet dressing, crunchy pretzels and cold crisp chinese leaves. Better than chips anyway!
