Salads and soups
Salads and soups
Country-Style Salad
Preparation time:
Serves: 4 portions
Nothing better than a refreshing salad for summer! Any meal will be even tastier with this simple lettuce, chicken, and corn salad recipe from Portal Umami.
Go for the simple dressing and the finishing touch with Brazil nuts, and get ready to receive lots of compliments.
Ingredients
- 1 package of lettuce mix (100 g)
- 1 small chicken breast, cooked and shredded (300 g)
- half can of canned corn, drained (100 g)
- 3 tablespoons (soup) extra virgin olive oil (45 ml)
- 2 tablespoons (soup) lemon juice (30 ml)
- half teaspoon of salt (2.5 g)
- 8 Brazil nuts, coarsely chopped (30 g)
Modo de preparo
- In a large salad bowl, arrange the lettuce leaves. Add the chicken and corn, and set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix the olive oil, lemon juice, and salt, and stir. Drizzle over the salad.
- Sprinkle the nuts and serve immediately.
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