Sweet potato and chicken vinaigrette salad
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- Purple sweet potato, cubed (1 inch)
 - Chicken breast, cubed: can be leftovers
 - Lettuce
 - Vinaigrette, or balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper
 
- Put potato cubes in microwaveable container with a little bit of water.
 - Cover and microwave the potato for 3 minutes, or until soft.
 - Heat olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
 - Brown the chicken cubes in the pan.
 - Make vinaigrette by mixing balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
 - Tear the lettuce into bits.
 - Drain the potato cubes and add them to the lettuce.
 - Add the chicken cubes to the lettuce.
 - Drizzle dressing. Delicious!
 
I know, I know, I said I'd never buy a whole chicken again, but
Dominion had a two-for-one chicken sale! I froze one and stuffed the
other with apples and onions before roasting it. That's why I had
plenty of cooked chicken on hand. I needed to find interesting ways to
use the fruits and vegetables from the
Good Food Box. In particular, I had a head of quickly-wilting romaine lettuce,
and I wanted to use the sweet potatoes (kamote! yay!).
I Googled up a recipe for chicken sweet potato salad and threw everything together quickly. It was a nice meal, and I liked the way the sweet potato contrasted with the balsamic vinegar. =)
Happy girl. Level up!
You can e-mail me at sacha@sachachua.com.