Even though I am going solo today, I am having a hankering for roughage.
Sometimes demands of my body determine the culinary choices for me. Today, I am cursed to keep it simple and savory. Too much BBQ and Chicken Wings this week are having not-so-good effects on my dietary needs ... today my body is screaming for veggies.
I ambled down the street and ended up at Jason's Deli.
It was here that I decided to scour the old GI tract with their Chicken Club Salad.
I barely sat down when my salad arrived. I got a small quantity of Ranch dressing to glop on it ... I spread it around and began to toss it at the table ... mmmmmm.
I find that salads are inherently hard to critique. What I also I find is that it is hard, very hard to screw up fresh veggies that have been cleaned and prepared correctly.
With that in mind, let me focus on the proteins dispersed in this bed of crunchiness.
Chicken, as the name implies, is the focal meat in my lunch.
I love chicken, but today's helping was a touch overdone... it seemed almost an afterthought to use it in a salad ... the breast was clearly destined for their superb chicken salad mix used on their deli-licious sandwiches.
No, what made this dish tasty was the bacon and avocado.
Little strips of porcine goodness interlaced with the creaminess of the ripe, ever-so-slightly firm slices of fruit made a lot of forkfuls all that more enjoyable.
Hints of the herbs used to season the chicken poked around my mouth from time to time just daring me to try and identify them. Basil ... Thyme ... Sage. All of these come to mind now that I think of it.
When it is all said and done, my Chicken Club Salad satisfied my hunger ... visually and internally.
My salad was $7.99. A somewhat decent value, but this can be had from home for a LOT less if you are willing to put in the effort.
Ciao!
Darrell
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