spicy chicken salad

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Spicy Vegan Chicken Salad - EASY Lunch Recipe

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I swear vegans eat more than salads (lol)

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been loving this simple, delicious vegan chicken salad. It’s full of fresh, healthy ingredients and makes a great quick and easy vegan lunch–the ‘hardest’ part is just chopping up the veggies.

Having quick and light meal options that you can throw together, especially during the summer, is essential to making living a vegan lifestyle accessible and sustainable long term.

You can make all sorts of variations on this salad by switching out the dressing, adding different seasoning, and using a different brand of vegan chicken. Use this recipe as a template and customize it to your liking!

In this recipe, I’m using Gardein Nashville Hot Chick’n Tenders which are made out of pea and wheat protein. Gardein products are some of my absolute favorites and I always suggest Gardein to new vegans since they are so great for replacing animal products with a similar taste and texture while being a healthier, more ethical option.

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Vegan Chicken Salad

Optional additions:

Instructions:

  1. Cook the vegan chick’n tenders in the oven or air fryer for about 10 mins.

  2. In a large bowl, throw together your greens. I used spring mix & red and green leaf lettuce.

  3. Drain and rinse your canned black beans, add to the bowl with the greens

  4. Chop your bell pepper, onion, avocado, and tomato to your preference and add to the bowl

  5. Remove the vegan chicken tenders from the oven and cut into bite-sized pieces; add to the bowl

  6. Top with fresh cilantro, and optional garlic salt and All The Things Seasoning

  7. Plate your portion and add dressing of choice


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