Here’s a light and crunchy salad that’s packed with flavor! Fresh romaine, crispy plant-based chicken, creamy mozzarella, roasted walnuts, and a zesty lemon balsamic dressing make for the perfect meal!
Here’s how you make it:
Add all chopped up veggies and mozzarella to a bowl.
For the roasted walnuts: first, crush walnuts up into smaller pieces, then add to a pan and cook on medium heat for about 3-4 minutes until they start to get slightly brown. Be sure to shake them up 2-3 times for even cooking!
For the plant based chicken: I used Daring’s plant based chicken and sautéed it on the stove in some Lawry’s salt, olive oil and pepper until it got crispy which was about 10 minutes!
Mix all dressing ingredients together in small bowl and whisk until evenly combined.
Add the walnuts and “chicken” to the salad and top with the dressing and mix well so that you can have a little bit of everything with each bite!
Simple Balsamic Vegetarian Salad
Ingredients
- 4 cups romaine washed and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 3/4 cup diced tomatoes
- 3/4 cup diced mozzarella
- 1/2 cup roasted walnuts
- 1 cup plant-based chicken cut up (I used Daring’s)
- Optional: avocado
For the Dressing:
- 1/2 lemon squeezed
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add all chopped up veggies and mozzarella to a bowl.
- For the roasted walnuts: first, crush walnuts up into smaller pieces, then add to a pan and cook on medium heat for about 3-4 minutes until they start to get slightly brown. Be sure to shake them up 2-3 times for even cooking!
- For the plant based chicken: I used Daring’s plant based chicken and sautéed it on the stove in some Lawry’s salt, olive oil and pepper until it got crispy which was about 10 minutes!
- Mix all dressing ingredients together in small bowl and whisk until evenly combined.
- Add the walnuts and “chicken” to the salad and top with the dressing and mix well so that you can have a little bit of everything with each bite!
