Chicken Salad

When its summer time,
it's hot.
{well it's supposed to be}

The last thing I want to do when it's hot is stand over a hot stove, with hot food, and hot steam.

Chicken Salad
{makes about 2 sandwiches}

Ingredients:

1 large can chicken (you can also cook your own chicken breast, but this is easier and less HEAT)
1 handful grapes, quartered
1/2 apple chopped {you can make the pieces as big or small as you want}
3 spoonfuls mayo {a larger cereal spoon, the kind guys use to shovel food in their mouths as fast as possible}
Salt and Peppa
1 Tbsp dried dill

Throw everything into a bowl and mix it up. You can eat it plain, over some lettuce or spinach, or on a sandwich.

A cool, no stove lunch for summer {if it ever gets here}

♥ K8

Dressing Room

You get a two-fer today.
{again, no pictures}

We had a BBQ with our neighbors on Sunday and I made a nice salad to go along with our chicken.

The only salad dressing we had was this creamy cucumber stuff, which is good.

But not what I wanted.

I decided to turn to my secret lab and concoct a dressing of my own!

{well, not of my own invention, but I made it myself}

Raspberry Vinaigrette

Ingredients:

1/2 cup raspberry jam
1/4 cup olive oil
3 Tbsp white vinegar

Heat jam in a small sauce pan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until melted. Remove from heat and add olive oil. Whisk together until well mixed. Add vinegar and whisk again. Give it a taste to see if you want it a little more vinegar-y. Allow it to cool completely in the fridge. You can either pour it over your fave salad, or stick it in a gladware for another day.

I like it on:

Romaine or green leaf lettuce, shredded
Handful of Craisins
Mandarin orange segments

Toss it all together. BAM salad.

♥ K8