Southwest Salad

Time is precious when both parents work full time and you want to maximize time with your kiddo. That means leftovers, slow cooker meals and food that can be prepped the night before are all staples on the dinner menu. This one bowl meal is bursting with flavour and covers all your food groups quite nicely. 

We had BBQ'd extra chicken and corn on the cob over the weekend to use as leftovers for the start of the week. I decided to go with a variety of grains so cooked up 1/2 cup buckwheat and 1/2 cup millet in 2 cups of water. 

In a large bowl combine: 

  • 3/4 cup diced cucumbers
  • 1 diced Roma tomato  
  • 1 cup corn (I shaved ours off the cob) 
  • 1/2 cup diced red pepper and 1/2 cup yellow pepper
  • 1 cup blackbeans
  • 2 cups chopped chicken
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta  
  • cooked grains

Toss well and store in fridge for a quick meal. Top with your favourite salsa, BBQ sauce or dressing. Enjoy! 

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