So the title is a little wonky, t I couldn’t think of what to call it. The salad is similar to cowboy caviar, but still different. And this whole thing got made because of a Costco buy of a fresh bag of spinach. Now I have no idea how much was in their, but I definitely overestimated how much we could eat and would eat spinach; and there are so many green smoothies you can drink and fried spinach for dinner. I already have planned on making some green curry and using a good amount of spinach, but for tonight I wanted something different.
This comes together very quickly since everything is already cooked and you are just chopping and mixing. And the best part is you can easily substitute or mix and match some of the salad ingredients with whatever you have in the fridge.
When I dished this up for my girls, my three year old said that I forgot the forks; when I told her that she was going to get to use chips instead her eyes got wide and she ate a whole bowl full!
Salad Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped purple cabbage
- 2 cups chopped green/white cabbage
- 2-3 cups spinach (optional)
- 1 can of sweet corn
- 1 can of beans, (I used black beans)
- 1/2 bunch of cilantro, chopped
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 chicken breasts (optional)
Dressing Ingredients
- 3-4 Tbspn Olive oil
- 1 tspn salt, to taste
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 3 Tbspn lemon juice, to taste
- 1/2 tspn Cajun spice (optional)
Directions
- Cut chicken breast into bite sized pieces and set aside.
- Slice the cabbages into thin slices, think coleslaw and place in a large bowl add the spinach.
- Slice the onion and chop the cilantro and add to the large mixing bowl.
- Rinse and drain the beans and drain the corn and add those in the mixing bowl.
- Drizzle the Olive oil over the salad, sprinkle salt and pour the vinegar and lemon juice over the salad and mix with a spoon. Taste to see if more salt or vinegar is needed.
- If you are unsure about adding the Cajun spice, put some of the salad in a separate bowl and add some spice and taste.
- Top the salad with the shredded chicken and eat as a salad, or serve it as a dip for with some chips.
