Kokova Magazine

When it comes to having time to cook and sort out healthy lunches I am sure we are all guilty of reaching for a ready-made meal or sandwich just for the speed and convenience.

But making lunch needn't be such a chore! Lunch today is a quick cheat garlic chicken salad, mostly made with leftovers.

Serves 2:

Ingredients

• 1 chicken breast (we used a left over from the weekend)
• Handful of mixed salad leaves
• 1 medium carrot
• 1/2 avocado (remnants from yesterday's smoothie)
• Handful of spinach leaves
• Bulb of fresh garlic
• 2 sticks of celery
• 4 radishes
• Medium raw beetroot bulb
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Method

1. Peel the garlic cloves and pop in a frying pan, on a medium heat with a little olive oil
2. Fry off until slightly brown around edges then set to one side
3. Simply roughly tear up the mixed lettuce leave and spinach and put in a bowl
4. Grate the carrot
5. Slice and chop the avocado flesh
6. Slice up the radish in to thin slices
7. Peel and rough slice/chop the beetroot
8. Dice up the celery
9. Chop the cold chicken breast in to chunks
10. Combine all ingredients in the bowl, pour over a tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.
11. Top with the cooked garlic and enjoy!