Sunshine Crunch Salad Bowl

The perfect mix of crunchy and creamy + packed with 54G protein!

Gluten Free. Includes Dairy. Minimal Ingredients.

I don’t know what got into me but recently I have been really inot with Manchego cheese and as the weather is getting warmer, I felt inspired to create a salad bowl with it as the guiding flavor… and dare I say, I am soooo insanely OBSESSED with how it turned out and definitely will be making this again! It’s delish and packed with 54g protein!

The recipe outline and ingredient list is below.

Sunshine Crunch Salad Bowl

(full recipe and grocery list below)

Ingredients:

• baby spinach and arugula mix (or other salad mix you like)

• frozen sweet corn

• 1 can chickpeas

• chicken breast

• manchego cheese (you can buy a block and then peel it/grate it into smaller pieces)

• greek yogurt

• 1 english cucumber

• 1 lemon

Seasonings:

• salt

• pepper

• olive oil

• olive oil spray

• hot honey or regular honey

• paprika

• garlic powder

• everything bagel seasoning

Instructions:

• I had already meal prepped chicken to save myself time going into the week, but if you do not have your chicken cooked yet:

  • Add chicken breasts to a mixing bowl with salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder.

  • Massage seasonings in.

  • Warm up olive oil in a pan, and once hot over medium high heat, add chicken.

  • Cook each side 4-5 min, and make holes with a fork to help the inside cook.

  • Add a dash of coconut aminos or Worcestershire sauce to finish off.

• Make crispy chickpeas:

  • Preheat oven to 420F (I used air fry setting but you can also bake).

  • Rinse 1 can of chickpeas, and add to a sheet pan with parchment paper.

  • Add olive oil spray, salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder and mix well with hands.

  • Air fry for 12 min or bake for 20 min.

• Add 1/2 cup frozen sweet corn to a bowl and microwave to defrost (takes about 1-2 min).

• Thinly slice 1/3 of an English cucumber (make it as thin as possible!)

• Measure out 35g manchego cheese (around 1/8 cup). I had already taken a big wheel of manchego, peeled of the outer “skin”, and then used a peeler to cut it into very thin rectangular/square slices.

• Measure out 100g chicken (about 1 large chicken breast) and cut it into strips.

• Make dressing by adding the following to a cup and mixing:

  • 1/4 cup Greek yogurt (6g protein)

  • juice of 1/2 lemon

  • salt

  • garlic powder

  • 1-2 tsp hot honey or regular honey

  • 1/4 cup water

• Make your bowl:

  • spinach and arugula mix ( chop up)

  • thinly sliced cucumber

  • 1/2 cup sweet corn

  • 1/2 cup crispy chickpeas (7g protein)

  • 100g chicken, chopped (31g protein)

  • 35g manchego (10g protein)

  • creamy greek yogurt dressing (6g protein)

  • salt

  • everything bagel seasoning

• Mix it all up, chop really well and enjoy!

There you go – a bowl with 54g protein that is also DELICIOUS. If you recreate it, please share your creations in our group chat :)

With love,

Carolina Salazar