My New Favorite Summer Salad...

Let me start by saying if you have a grill, you should use it. Some of us in apartments don't have that luxury and crave that charred taste badly!

Summer Salad

7 oz. baby carrots, cut lengthwise in half

1/2 small white onion, cut in 1/2" slices

1 medium zucchini, cut in 1/2" slices

6 oz. sweet potato, skin on or off, cut in 1/4" slices

5 oz. chicken breast

1-2 cups baby spinach

1/3 cup fresh lime chipotle corn**

1 lime

garlic powder (to taste)

sea salt to taste

Now, if you have a grill, you can grill all your veggies and your chicken - minus the corn and spinach. If you do not, roast your veggies at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes. Season the chicken breast with freshly squeezed lime (about half), sea salt and garlic powder. You can also toss your chicken in the oven as well - depending on thickness it should take about the same amount of time as the veggies. 

Dear veggie friends, you can easily omit the chicken! Save yourself 130 calories. :)

Once all the veggies and chicken is cooked place on top of fresh baby spinach. Next top your salad with 1/3 cup of the corn recipe below.

Total Calories: 400 (and this is a lot of food!)

**Fresh Lime Chipotle Corn

2 medium ears of fresh corn, husked and rinsed, shaved off cob

1/2 juice of a lime

1/4-1/2 tsp. chipotle chile powder (depends on how much spice you want - it's hot!)

Mix well and refrigerate. 

Makes 4 1/3 cup servings - 50 calories each.