Rainbow Burrito Bowl
This salad is a crowd pleaser for your summer barbecues, graduation parties, and weekend pool hangouts. It has the perfect sweet hint from the cherries, peaches, and Just Date syrup. Many things can be swapped/omitted in this salad, but I highly suggest keeping the herbs as they taste incredible with the nuts and fruit!
ingredients
BASE
1-2 lb chicken breasts
2 tbsp avocado oil
store bought or homemade taco seasoning (see below)
red cabbage
kale
HOMEMADE TACO SEASONING
1 tablespoon chili powder
½ tablespoon cumin
½ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
½ teaspoon oregano
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
pinch cayenne pepper optional
MANGO SALSA - FROM RACHEL’S GOOD EATS COOKBOOK
1 whole mango diced
1 large Anaheim pepper finely diced
1 medium red bell pepper diced
2/3 cup cucumber finely diced
¼ cup red onion diced
2 small limes juiced
½ cup packed fresh cilantro finely chopped
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp sea salt
GREEK YOGURT DRESSING
1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
2 tbsp lime juice
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1 tsp chili powder
instructions
Preheat oven to 400*F.
Massage chicken breasts in oil and seasonings.
Heat 2 tbsp high heat oil in oven-safe skillet over high heat. Seat chicken breasts on each side for 2-3 minutes. After seared, pop in oven to finish cooking until chicken reaches 165*F (mine took ~30 mins)
Start making the mango salsa. I used THIS RECIPE by Rachael’s Good Eats (one of my fav RDs!)
Cut cabbage and massage kale. I kept cabbage raw and massaged kale with avocado oil drizzle and lemon juice. if you’re not massaging your kale you need to ASAP!
Make dressing. Mix all ingredients together and add water to thin to desired consistency. Then add to kale salad
Add all the good eats to your bowl. For mine I did: kale, cabbage, rice, grilled chicken, mango salsa, avocado, and lime. Other options: black beans (I wanted to add but forgot!), feta or other cheese, tomato pico, sweet potato, pickled onions