MADE IT: Bang Bang Chicken Salad

For some salads are a curse. A nasty diet requirement. Rabbit food. Tasteless. For me salads excite me to what some might think is an unhealthy level! So when it came to a tiring Friday afternoon and I wanted something light this salad got my tastebuds banging!

A big bowl of Asian salady delights

A simple Bang Bang chicken salad satisfied my buds and was nothing but easy to make. I found the recipe in a magazine or book. To be fair this house is laden with folders full of recipes, books, you name it any cuisine, any obscure ingredient and we would have a recipe for it.

 Bang Bang Chicken Salad

From what my foodie mind can recall the tasty dressing was a concotion of crunchy peanut butter, hot chilli sauce, garlic, soy and veg stock. All whisked together and drizzled over a crunchy mix of iceberg lettuce, raw carrot and a few bits of celery. Topped off with a sliced cold roasted chicken breast, this made a refreshing treat for a Friday evening.

The only downside? Always resourceful, I stored my excess salad for lunch at work the next day, transporting an individual Tupperware pot of dressing to drizzle over. Sadly the dressing doesn't refridgerate well, so unless you want a Peanut and chilli yoghurt to accompany your salad the next day, keep your dressing outside of your fridge!

SNACK ATTACK: Marks and Spencer Salad Wraps

You know the feeling. Mid afternoon comes and the hunger pains strike. Tempting as it may seem to scoff a chocolate bar or that sneaky packet of crisps those nasty blighters are rammed full of calories and hidden fats. My new favourite snack? Marks and Spencer Salad Wraps.

Tasty and only 30-50 Calories a pack? Definite winner.

These little wraps knock up a measley 30 - 50 calories a pack! A definite winner in my book. My personal favourites are the Sweet Chilli Prawn Wraps & Mango Salad Wraps.

 Guilt free snacking at its best

 These refreshing wraps are packed full of flavour and come with their own accompanying dip; the sweet chilli has a punchy kick! The perfect guilt free treat for a hot summer day!