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Healthy Shaved Spring Salad

This vitamin-packed spring salad is perfect as an entree'
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American

Equipment

  • Vegetable peeler or mandolin, paring knife

Ingredients
  

  • 1 head Romaine lettuce
  • ½ bag Baby arugula
  • 1 bunch Baby spinach
  • 1 bunch Curly parsley
  • 1 cup Zucchini, shaved thin
  • ½ cup Red radish or daikon, shaved thin
  • 1 cup Brussels sprouts, shaved thin
  • ¼ cup Shiitake mushrooms, chopped
  • 1 cup Strawberries, sliced thin
  • 1 cup Mango, cubed

Meats

  • 1 lb Chicken breast, cubed
  • 5-6 slices Bacon

Salad Dressing

  • ¼ cup Good olive oil
  • ½ cup Pomegranate juice
  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • ½ tsp Crushed garlic
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

Meats

  • Cut chicken breast into small cubes and season.
  • Heat pan on medium high, add 1 tbsp of olive oil. Add seasoned chicken and sear 5 -6 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • Fry bacon and drain oil on paper towels
  • Set meats aside.

Spring Salad Greens and Vegetables

  • Wash and dry salad greens. Tear romaine into bite-sized pieces.
  • With a mandolin or Y-shaped vegetable peeler, shave zucchini, brussels sprouts, and radishes.
  • Wash, hull and slice strawberries, shiitake mushrooms and mango very thin.
  • Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Drizzle with pomegranate dressing and toss.

Pomegranate Dressing

  • Combine all ingredients and shake vigorously to mix.
Keyword salad, shaved salad, spring salad, spring vegetables, vegetables