A delicious chicken salad offering interesting flavours from toasted fennel seeds, lemon zest and shredded basil. A perfect packed lunch option for busy days.
Toast the fennel seeds in a hot, dry pan until fragrant.
Place the mozzarella pearls, halved cherry tomatoes, crushed garlic (use a garlic press), sliced basil leaves, finely grated lemon zest (use a microplane), toasted fennel seeds and olive oil into a bowl. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper and mix well.
**At this point, you could store this mixture in a Tupperware and take to work with you so you can quickly assemble the salad at your workplace (with your cooked chicken and leaves in a separate container). I don't advise combining it all beforehand as the dressing will make your salad leaves soggy by lunchtime **
When lunchtime comes around, simply combine the marinated mixture with the cooked chicken pieces and salad leaves. Use up all the drizzle to coat the salad leaves. Yum!
Notes
*A new-and-improved version of this delicious recipe features in my cookbook KETO KITCHEN. My name is Monya Kilian Palmer. If you loved this recipe, please follow and tag me @mkilianpalmer on Instagram so we can all see your lovely creations!* * *