Salad Success!

Zilla is 8 years old

Mega is 5 years old 

Lesson:  Watch shows with healthy recipes for inspiration!

During Winter Break we've had some time for channel surfing and relaxing. The kids have seen recipes they would like to try on a few cooking shows. However, we often are missing key ingredients.  Zilla latched onto the idea of a spinach strawberry chicken wrap but as our local stores don't sell tortilla shells (and I don't have time today to make them) we had to find an alternative way to serve it.
If I had suggested to the kids that they should eat a spinach salad they would have said "no". However, since it is their idea, they were willing to give it a try!

So, we have a new Zilla approved recipe!

Before I forget how I made it I'm going to write it down.
If you make this with your own twist please share that in the comments.  We'd love to try some other variations!

Ingredients:
Fresh Spinach - 1 bunch (250-500g maybe?)
Skinless Chicken breast - 6oz. (200g)
Strawberries - 1/2-1cup
Homemade Granola - 1/4 cup
Honey Mustard Vinaigrette dressing

Directions:
1. Wash, dry and cut/rip the spinach into bite size pieces.
2. Cut the chicken breast into 3 oz sections (about the size & thickness of a deck of cards). Fry it in a frying pan, seasoned lightly with salt & pepper.
3. Wash and slice the strawberries
4. Toss the spinach and strawberries with 1-2 tbsp of dressing.
5. Cut the chicken into bite size pieces.
6. Add chicken and granola to the top of the salad. Sprinkle with a little more dressing.
7. Eat & Enjoy!

A few things to consider...
 - The granola I made this time had a cup of chopped almonds and a 1/2 cup of flax seed so it had a nice nutty flavor.
 - Other vinaigrette dressings would probably work well.
 -  This could work well as a mason jar salad or make-ahead salad where you add the dressing, and maybe the berries, just before eating.
 - Next time we have tortillas we'll surely try this as a wrap!