The weather has been gorgeous around here and I just love taking our meals poolside. I recently learned about all the benefits of eating hemp seeds and have been trying to incorporate them into my daily meals. I love their nutty flavor and they are a favorite topping on my acai bowls. They were the inspiration for this BBQ Chicken Avocado Hemp Seed Salad.
The more I thought about it, the more excited I became to incorporate hemp seeds into some hearty meals. For some reason, my mind brought me back to a sticky BBQ sauce with crunchy hemp seeds. This I needed to try! Like most of my recipes, I am inspired by whatever I have on hand at the moment. Lucky for me, I happened to have lots of healthy favorites on hand.
As much as the BBQ Chicken and hemp seeds were standouts in this salad, the blistered tomatoes were a close contender. I love the sauce they made when sliced in half and heated on the skillet. It was a fantastic combination and added to the flavor of the sauce. And of course, I love avocados and well you know, they were calling my name!
I hope you enjoy this salad as much as I did and I hope I have inspired you to try hemp seeds.
BBQ CHICKEN AVOCADO HEMP SEED SALAd
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Author: www.familyfoodie.com
Recipe type: salad
Serves: 4
INGREDIENTS
- 1 pound of chicken breast sliced into small pieces
- 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
- 8 grape tomatoes, sliced in half
- 2 tablespoons hemp seeds
- 2 cups arugula
- 1 avocado
- ½ lemon
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- Gouda Cheese ribbons, made using a vegetable peeler
INSTRUCTIONS
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a medium skillet over medium high
- Add the chicken breast and saute for approximately 5 minutes or until golden
- Add the barbecue sauce and combine with chicken until well coated
- Place the sliced tomatoes cut side down on the skillet and cook for another 5 minutes.
- The chicken will get a nice glaze and the tomatoes will blister. Mix the two together to create the delicious sauce.
- Wash and plate the arugula
- Slice the avocado into thin slices and fan out on top of the arugula
- Sprinkle half a lemon over the salad and drizzle the olive oil
- Add a sprinkle of sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
- Top the salad with the chicken, tomato and hemp seed mixture
- Using a vegetable peeler add thinly sliced ribbons of gouda or your favorite cheese
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