I used to think that I wasn’t much of a cook. But since my health craze has turned into more of a passion, I’ve found myself messing around in the kitchen more often. The problem? I’m a senior in college with an unpaid internship for the summer, and I’m literally scraping up whatever money I can to buy groceries. Basically, I try to create something yummy with whatever I have in my apartment. And of course, I try to make sure that I eat clean during most of the week. That’s where this scrumptious, improvised salad comes in. It literally took me 15 minutes to make. Let me share so you can try it too!
Trader Joe’sis my go-to for groceries. The store has great quality foods and is reasonably priced. I’ve actually never tried kale before, but this product had me sold. I’m hooked.
I always, always add protein to my meals. I’m neither a vegetarian nor a vegan (although I wish I had the willpower for either), but it’s still so important to make sure you’re getting from 40–70 grams of protein a day, depending on your weight. The only meat that I happened to have in my apartment when I made this was these chile lime chicken burgers. Sounds odd, but when I cooked it and cut it up, it worked perfectly on my salad!
Kale, avocado and lime chicken salad – Serves 1
2 cups raw kale
Half an avocado
1 chile lime chicken burger, Trader Joes
3 teaspoons olive oil
Salt + pepper to taste
Fill a medium-sized skillet with 2 teaspoons of olive oil. Toss in the kale and cover it, setting the heat to medium. After 5 minutes, mix and add avocado if it’s been in the fridge and you want it cooked.
Use another skillet to make the chile lime chicken burger. Use olive oil or spray it with pan and cook the patty on medium–to–high heat for 4 minutes, then flip it for the same amount of time.
Combine the kale, avocado and lime chicken patty onto one plate. Cut up the burger if you want to get fancy (I did.). Drizzle that last teaspoon of olive oil on top and you’re golden! Enjoy, my health-crazed friends. So, so simple. And so yummy!
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