Lil' Fit Birdie

Your chicken salad is bound to taste better when served in a fresh fruit bowl! Give your guests a treat at your next party with this fruity yet savory recipe!

Serving size: 10

Ingredients:

• 2 large chicken breasts
• 2 stalks of scallions (green onions)
• 1 French cucumber or ½ American cucumber
• 6 oranges (I used naval oranges)
• salt
• pepper
• ¼ cup mayonnaise (I used Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise, which is made from rice vinegar, giving it a slightly sweeter taste. Although I’m not an advocate of mayonnaise, a dallop a day never did anyone any harm!)

Instructions:

1. Bring water to a boil in a large pot and drop in the chicken breasts. Boil until fully cooked.
2. While the chicken’s boiling, chop scallions into miniscule bits and the cucumber into tiny triangular bits. Place the chopped scallions and cucumber into a mixing bowl.
3. Cut each orange in half. Then, cut along the inside edge with a knife and use a spoon to scoop out the fruit. Pour out the juice and scraps into a small bowl (you’ll need it later!).
4. Cut the orange into small pieces.
5. Once the chicken is ready, chop it into tiny pieces and place in the mixing bowl with your greens. Sprinkle in some salt and pepper.
6. Place the orange scraps into a tea strainer and press against it with a spoon to release the juice into the mixing bowl.
7. Pour the orange pieces and mayo into the mixing bowl and mix well. Fill your orange bowls with the salad.

I added some chopped avocado to one of the bowls and it tasted great! Get creative!