Day #1
Ok so its only day 1 and I am already kind of cheating. This is technically a sandwich but since it has enough greens and fruits and vegtables (which is the whole mission of this goal; to eat more greens) it is also a salad. This Salad/Sandiwch is nonetheless an amazingly tasty sandwich. It is not spicy at all, the apples and celery inside give it a crunchy sweet edge combined with the rest of the ingredients make it DeliCIOUS!
What you'll need:
1/3 cup half walnuts
3 cups shredded rotiserie chicken (I usually buy mine from the supermarket)or 3 cups diced chicken breast
salt & pepper to taste
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2/3 cup mayonnaise, plus extra for spreading
1/3 cup diced celery
1 small green apple, peeled, cored and diced
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons curry powder
Sliced bread (the coarser the bread the better, I used regular white sliced bread and toasted it)
lightly packed mixed baby lettuces for sandwich
What to do:
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees. Toast walnuts on baking sheet until lightly golden and fragrant, about 5 minutes.
Remove from the oven and set aside.
If using chicken breasts, season the chicken breasts with the salt and pepper. In a frying pan over high heat, melt the butter. Add the chicken and saute
until golden brown, turn over cook until other side is golden brown and cooked through.
If using rotisserie chicken while it is still hot you can skip this. If using rotisserie chicken from your fridge, warm it up by frying it on frying pan using unsalted butter. Transfer to a plate to cool completely.
Place chicken in a bowl with any accumulated juices.
Add the 2/3 cup mayonnaise, the apple, celery, walnuts, lemon juice
and curry powder. Stir to mix well. Cover and refrigerate until
completely chilled, about an hour.
Toast bread if desired. Spread some mayonaise on bread (if you want to cut the weight either skip this step or use light mayo) Put chicken on one side and baby greens on second side and voila! (this makes enough for 4 - 5 sandwiches depending on how much you pack the sandwich. I refrigirated mine in the past and had it for lunch the next day or a light snack)
First day of going green accomplished!
