“Chicken” salad

I’ve been vegetarian since i was 6.  I have no memory of what meat is like(apart from Arby’s roast beef sandwiches, for some reason), and I don’t have any desire to eat actual meat.  However some meat dishes just sound so good that I really want to try them.

Like chicken salad-nuts, fruit, celery and nuggets of protein all in a creamy delicious dressing.  Piled on lettuce or inside a ripe tomato, it’s a great substantial meal.  This version is loaded with dried fruit and nuts, with a yogurt dressing and is a great sweet/savory combination meal.

I really try not to use processed meat substitutes for the most part, but i do keep Quorn “chikn” tenders in my freezer for quick fix meals.  You could use any commercial chicken substitute, or tempeh or seitan or even firm tofu.  Or real chicken, if you swing that way.

Recipe:

1 C cooked chicken substitute

1/3C assorted dried fruit(I used cranberries, golden raisins and diced apricots, but use whatever sounds good to you)

1/4 C chopped almonds

2 stalks celery, diced

2 green onions, sliced

1/2 C greek yogurt

1/4 C sour cream

This is the simplest recipe ever-mix everything together and let it sit for half an hour to let the flavors marry.  That’s it!

Serve on a roll, on a bed of lettuce, or (my favorite!) inside a hollowed out tomato.

Serves 2-4, depending on what you have with it