Let me start off by saying that I am SO proud of our little garden! It is getting so big!
Let's just say over the years we haven't had the best of luck with trying to get vegetables to grow... Last year we finally had some good looking tomatoes and the day we were going to harvest them we cam to find HUGE bites had been taken out of them thanks to Chuck ( our friendly neighborhood ground hog) sigh. But not this year! We must have done something right because everything looks great from the zucchini to the Swiss chard! Speaking of the Swiss chard it is so fresh and delicious that I have been having it as a side salad most of this week!
I think anyone can grow their own veggies, even if you don't have a yard! We have in fact grown bell peppers in our small apartment a few years back! 😉
I wanted to share a random salad I threw together ( those usually end up being the best!).
I love Swiss chard and also LOVE how amazing it is for your health! Swiss Chard is an excellent source of phytonutrients ( which helps fend off disease thus keeping your immune system happy), vitamin A, vitamin K , and Vitamin E. Click here to learn more.
Grilled Chicken on a bed of chopped Swiss chard, crumbled goat cheese, red onion, avocado, snap peas, and a drizzle of vinaigrette dressing. YUM. That's all she wrote.
You Need:
- 1-2 cups of chopped Swiss Chard
- 1 oz of fresh goat cheese ( or your cheese of choice)
- ¼ of an avocado sliced
- 1 small handful of snap peas
- ¼ cup sliced red onion
- 1 grilled chicken breast ( I seasoned my chicken with just some salt and pepper and grilled it on my cast iron griddle)
Directions:
Assemble salad by placing bed of Swiss chard on plate or bowl and top with remaining veggies.
Slice chicken and place on top!
Voila!
Grilled Chicken Swiss Chard Salad
- Yield: 1 1x
Description
Grilled Chicken on a bed of fresh Swiss chard. A wonderful summer salad!
Ingredients
- 1 Grilled Chicken Breast :sliced
- 2 cups of fresh Swiss chard :chopped
- ¼ cup red onion sliced
- ¼ cup snap peas
- 1 oz fresh goat cheese
- ¼ of an avocado sliced
Instructions
- Assemble salad by placing Swiss chard on plate or bowl and remaining vegetables.
- Top with sliced grilled chicken breast.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
Meredith Steele says
deliciously healthy! love it!
Nutmeg Nanny says
I'm always wanting knew ways to cook mature chard. Love this!
comfortablydomestic says
Sometimes the simplest of salads turn out to be the most delicious. You're garden looks like it's taking over. Yay!
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
YAY for your garden!!! Love the salad!
Renee - Kudos Kitchen says
Love your garden to table salad! So fresh!!!
foodyschmoody says
So glad to hear your garden is doing well. We've gotten romaine out of ours so far, but too early to tell for the rest.
[email protected] says
Sounds like your garden is blossoming too! I just had romaine from our garden in my salad today!
Back for Seconds says
Such a beautiful fresh meal! I love it!
angiemcgowan says
Love the combination of fresh ingredients, especially those snap beans, how good!
Ginny McMeans says
Wow! Swiss chard, red onions and snap peas sound like such a great combination!
[email protected] says
I've never tried swiss chard raw but it sounds so perfect and fresh!
Angela {Mind Over Batter} says
Your garden looks lovely! And yes, random thrown together salads are the best! Yours is no exception - Yum!!
Paula - bell'alimento says
Nothing like veg from our own garden. Now I'm completely sad I didn't plant any swiss chard this year. This looks faboosh.
ashley says
You SHOULD be very proud of this garden! I know I would be! Love the salad!
Kim (Feed Me, Seymour) says
Your garden does look fab! Mine is doing well, too. It's a year for good gardening, I suppose! And good salads to boot!
Coleen (@TheRedheadBaker) says
Mmm, sounds delicious! I could make this at home tp bring to work for lunch.