Puerto Rican Salad
This Puerto Rican Salad is delicious and very filling. It has sweet and salty flavors, that go perfect together.
Servings: 2
Calories: 448kcal
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 chicken breast (300g)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
Salad
- 1 head romaine lettuce
- 6 pieces amarillos (sweet fried plantains)
- 1 small tomato
- ¼ small red onion
- 2 small carrots
- ½ cup canned pink beans
- ½ cup cheddar shredded cheese
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken. Remove any fat from the breast. Cut the chicken breast into 2 pieces. Gently flatten each piece with any heavy kitchen tool or a meat mallet until each piece is flattened until it has an even thickness.
- Season the chicken with the chicken bouillon, salt, garlic powder, paprika, black pepper, and oil. Mix until all the meat is evenly seasoned. Use a large pan over medium-high heat. Wait for the pan to get hot and then add the chicken. Cook for 5 minutes per side. Set the chicken aside for later.
- Prep the vegetables. Wash and dry all of the romaine lettuce leaves. Cut the ends and discard. Cut the leaves into 1 to 2 inches thick strips and place them in a big bowl. Cut the sweet plantains into small cubes.
- Peel the carrots and grate them using the coarse side of the grater, the one with big holes. Set it aside. Peel the onion and cut it into ¼ inch thick slices. Cut the tomato also to ¼ inch thick slices.
- Assemble. Cut the chicken into strips and add it to the bowl with the lettuce. Add the plantains, tomato, onion, carrot, pink beans, and cheese. Enjoy!
Notes
- Chicken- Here, I made a pan-fried chicken breast as the protein, but you can make it however you like. There are many protein options in the blog that you can replace the chicken with.
- Vegetables- You can add or remove any of the vegetable toppings in the salad. My favorite additions are croutons and bacon pieces.
- You can cut the vegetables however you like; the cutting in the recipe is just a suggestion.
Nutrition
Calories: 448kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 1688mg | Potassium: 1604mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 38440IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 342mg | Iron: 4mg
