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How to make grilled chicken salad healthy and tasty – Best Tips & Tricks
1. How to cook the chicken fast and evenly.
First, you need to pick the right piece of meat.
Keep in mind that large cuts take longer to cook so if you want to make a healthy grilled chicken salad in just 30 minutes, it’s best to pick small pieces of boneless, skinless chicken breast.
The pieces should be thin and similar sized to cook evenly. If they are thick you’ll have to pound them to make them thinner.
If they are too large you can cut them into smaller pieces.
This will decrease the cooking time considerably and will get the chicken cooked evenly.
Picking skinless chicken cuts will not only decrease the prep time, but it will also help you lose weight because the skin contains fat.
Hence, this is the best choice if you’re on a diet.
One piece of advice that I keep repeating throughout my recipes is that you should bring the chicken to room temperature before cooking.
Otherwise, it will dry out on the outside quicker than it cooks on the inside.
I am sure we all know how dry, crusty chicken breast tastes like, right?
So after taking it out of the fridge, let it sit on the counter for about 30 minutes (up to an hour max) before cooking.
You could use this as an opportunity to marinate it and I am going to explain to you how in the next step.
2. How to make grilled chicken salad tasty.
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that I always like to marinate all meats before cooking.
This step is very important because it makes it flavorful, tender and juicy.
Otherwise… well, we all know how dull grilled chicken breast can be, don’t we?
And not just dull, but dry and even choky.
If you don’t have the time to marinate it, just coat it well with your favorite spice mix and some olive oil before cooking.
But if you’ve got the time (and it doesn’t take long at all) you can marinate it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
And for best result, leave it overnight. The meat will literally soak up all flavors and it will soften.
It’s worth noting that homemade marinade is better than store-bought. That’s because store-bought contains sugar so you have to read carefully the ingredient list if going for it.
Now that you know how to cook the meat and make it tasty, I am going to tell you how to make grilled chicken salad without an outside grill.
3. How to make grilled chicken salad without an outside grill.
We all know how to make grilled chicken on an outdoor gas or charcoal grill. But how do you cook it indoors, without burning up the kitchen?
Well, if you don’t already own one, you need to invest in a good cast iron grill. Sure, you could also fry it in a pan, but the recipe would be slightly different so we’ll leave that for some other time.
And one of the most important steps of this recipe is that you need to pre-heat the grill before cooking.
So after marinating and bringing the chicken to room temperature, this is what you must do if you want to make the best grilled chicken salad recipe.
Then you should rub some oil on it to keep the meat from sticking.
Now, I’ve told you everything about the grilled chicken but what about the salad? After all, it is a salad recipe, isn’t it?
4. Which salad and dressing to serve with grilled chicken.
I made a simple Greek salad for this recipe and the combo was super delish. But you can change that with your favorite veggie salad as most of them go perfectly with grilled chicken.
I topped everything with a delicious Greek dressing that is suitable for any salad. And you can make a large batch and refrigerate it in a lidded jar, or bottle, for up to 5 days.
That will come handy especially if you do meal planning, but make you sure you add the dressing to your food only before serving.
Now that you’ve armed yourselves with all these tips you will surely make the best grilled chicken salad ever.
Now let’s wrap things up and fire up the grills, shall we?
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