comment icon 27 more comments She’s a tasty one, full of happy little grape tomatoes and shredded bits of artichoke (!!) all snuggled in nicely between bites of tender chicken and fresh spinach, with quinoa and a yummy Greek-style vinaigrette clinging to all the little salady spaces in between.
What You’ll Need To Make This Salad Happen
The ingredient list is going to make all of us SOS-ers feel very good:
rotisserie chicken grape tomatoes artichokes (canned or jarred! easy) spinach pre-cooked quinoa store-bought dressing
Now that I’ve got your salad wheels spinning, I would like to also tell you the other important thing which is that – surprise! – you can actually pick and choose whatever you like because, in addition to freshness and crunch and tang, versatility might be the very greatest thing about salads.
Swap In Whatever You’d Like Here
Substitutions that might make you happy:
use chickpeas instead of chicken use a different grain, or cook your own use a different dressing – something lemony, herby (like basil), more or less sweet, classically creamy, whatever you like add capers for extra briney-ness add roasted vegetables of any sort – sweet potato, bell peppers, zucchini add cheese add nuts or seeds
The world is your salad! Whether you go my direction with the quinoa / chicken / artichokes / Greek dressing, or go your own way with a spin-off of this combination, you will be eating well. She is beautiful, colorful, flavorful, nutritious, family-friendly, and everything good that your SOS spring + summer heart could ever want.
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Source notes: I based this off of a salad I used to make a lot from an old Cooking Light cookbook called Fresh Food Fast. Three cheers for old favorites!
More Fresh Spring Recipes
Firecracker Vegan Lettuce Wraps (These lettuce wraps are a big deal, because a) they taste, obviously, aaaamazing, and b) they are lettuce wraps that know how to actually keep you full) Roasted Vegetable Bowls with Green Tahini (Delicious perfection with a magic sauce!) Mediterranean Quinoa Bowls with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce (For those of us who love Mediterranean flavors) Avocado Kale Caesar Salad + Sweet Potato Fries (Salad and fries The restaurant power-combo.) 5-Minute Spicy Chickpea Salad (It’s chickpeas, mayo, and sriracha. That’s it.)
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