Simple Summer Salad

This salad was totally inspired by what was there at home. Its an easy way to get away from having an all carb lunch (rice, pasta etc). Its refreshing to replace heavy meals with light and fresh salads once in a while. I love adding fruits & nuts to salads.

Here is my simple recipe:

Ingredients:
Lettuce
Cucumber
Baby tomatoes
Pear
Strawberry
Any salad dressing of your choice
Chicken Breast cut into strips
Olive oil
Seasoning mix: salt, pepper, garlic powder, lemon/lime juice, mint (or any fresh/dry herb at hand. Mint goes really .. realllly ...well and I recommend using it when possible...no pressure! :P), chili powder (optional)

Note: The amount of ingredients (ex. lettuce vs. fruit vs protein etc) you decide to add to the salad is entirely up to you. That's the best part about making salads.

Method:
First marinate chicken with the seasoning mix.

After 10 mins or so.... fry the strips in the pan with a little olive oil. If the strips are cut thin, the chicken will cook very fast. For beginners, you can check the 'doneness' by splitting a strip in half and checking if the meat looks white. Stay away from pink. Here is what mine looked like after cooking:

While the chicken is cooking, cut the other veggies to your liking.

Here is what it looked like when put together. So pretty!