Healthy Chicken and Vegetable Salad with Olive Oil Dressing

Light, juicy, healthy. Just a find! Salad with chicken and vegetables is prepared without mayonnaise with olive oil dressing. Cucumber and bell pepper give it juiciness, and chicken fillet enriches it with protein and makes it more satisfying. This is a great option for a snack or light dinner.
cook time: 45 min
Lucas Halstead
Healthy Chicken and Vegetable Salad with Olive Oil Dressing

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

119
Calories
8g
Fat
3g
Carbs
9g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Olive oil 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Parsley 10 g
bell pepper 140 g
cucumbers (average) 1 pc
Chicken fillet 180 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make a salad with chicken and vegetables without mayonnaise? Prepare the necessary products. Olive oil can be replaced with any other vegetable oil of your choice.

Step 2

Step 2
Wash the chicken fillet, boil in boiling salted water over moderate heat until tender, about 20 minutes. The cooking time will depend on the power and operating characteristics of the stove, so it may differ from that specified in the recipe. Remove the finished fillet from the broth and cool. Cut the fillet into strips. You can bake the chicken in the oven, for example, in foil, or fry it in a pan.

Step 3

Step 3
Wash the cucumber and dry it. The skin, if it is not rough, not damaged and not bitter, does not need to be cut off from the cucumber. Cut the cucumber into medium strips.

Step 4

Step 4
Wash the bell pepper and dry it. Remove seeds and stem. Also cut the pepper into strips. I have peppers of two colors, you can take a vegetable of any color.

Step 5

Step 5
Wash the parsley, dry it, remove the thick branches. Finely chop the greens. You can use fragrant dill.

Step 6

Step 6
To make the dressing, combine the olive oil and lemon juice in a small bowl and stir until smooth.

Step 7

Step 7
Place all prepared ingredients in a salad bowl: chicken fillet, cucumber, bell pepper and parsley. If desired, the salad can be sprinkled with lightly fried sesame seeds in a dry frying pan. If you want to give the dish a spicy note, add a clove of garlic passed through a press. For a spicy taste, you can add ground black pepper. Salt the salad a little, pour over the aromatic dressing and mix well.

Step 8

Step 8
Serve salad with chicken and vegetables without mayonnaise. Bon appetit!

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