Healthy Chicken Salad

INGREDIENTS

1 lb. marinated chicken in air fryer (454 grams)

1 lb. fennel 454 grams; about 11 ounces (312 grams) after trimming and coring

20 ounces mandarin oranges, packed in juice (567 grams; canned)

10 ounces baby arugula (284 grams; also known as rocket)

½ cup kalamata olives, sliced

¼ cup sunflower seeds, toasted

¼ cup pistachios, toasted and chopped

2-4 tablespoons fennel fronds, chopped (for garnish)

For the air fryer salad dressing:

6 tablespoons orange juice, freshly squeezed

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons maple syrup (use sugar-free syrup to keep it added sugar free)

1 teaspoon orange zest

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

salt and pepper, to taste

INSTRUCTIONS:

Make the marinated chicken in air fryer recipe, chill it, and chop into bite-sized pieces.

Prepare your fennel bulb by removing the stalks and core. Slice the fennel into very thin half moons using either the slicing blade of a food processor, a mandoline, or a good knife.

Drain the canned mandarin oranges.

Divide the baby arugula between four salad containers or serving bowls.

Top each bowl of lettuce with an even amount of sliced fennel bulb, oranges, cooked chicken, olives, pistachios, and sunflower seeds. Garnish with the fennel fronds.

To make the air fryer salad dressing:

Put all the salad dressing ingredients in a jar, place a lid on the jar, and shake well.

Drizzle the salad with the dressing right before serving.