Proten for salads - things that don't require cooking or can be microwaved?

[Anonymous]

I definitely don't eat enough protein. In the summer, I hate cooking and like to eat giant salads for dinner. What protein can I add that can come straight from the fridge or popped in the microwave before topping?

It's not a matter of time or quickness - I just hate using the stove or oven in the warmer months.

[Anonymous]

Trader Joe’s hot smoked salmon is tasty.

[Anonymous]

My grocery store stocks individual portions of salmon with herbs that can be eaten cold. Very similar to what I would get at a restaurant if I ordered salmon on a salad.

[Anonymous]

I buy Bell & Evans fully cooked diced chicken for salads. I buy it from Whole Foods and haven't seen it anywhere else. It comes frozen and I either defrost in the fridge overnight or microwave it to defrost.

https://www.bellandevans.com/product/fully-cooked-grilled-diced-chicken-breast-28-oz-bag/

[Anonymous]

Chicken salad with grapes in it or tuna salad with celery.

[Anonymous]

Sardines, smoked salmon, canned tuna, cheese, cured meats (a la prosciutto).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I buy Bell & Evans fully cooked diced chicken for salads. I buy it from Whole Foods and haven't seen it anywhere else. It comes frozen and I either defrost in the fridge overnight or microwave it to defrost.

https://www.bellandevans.com/product/fully-cooked-grilled-diced-chicken-breast-28-oz-bag/

I wish they made this but with actual chicken. I do not need rice starch in my chicken!

[Anonymous]

I add any combo of the following:
Canned chickpeas
Nuts
Hard-boiled egg
Avocado

[Anonymous]

Hard boiled eggs. You can either boil a dozen every so often and store, or buy the ones that are already cooked and peeled.

[Anonymous]

Costco rotisserie chicken, canned tuna, cottage cheese, hard-boiled eggs, nuts.

[Anonymous]

cheese

[Anonymous]

WF and Wegmans sell lots of cooked meats, beyond the standard rotisserie chicken. Cheese also has a lot of protein.

[Anonymous]

We grill a huge pack of chicken on Sundays and I add it to my salads all week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We grill a huge pack of chicken on Sundays and I add it to my salads all week.

We do this as well, I marinate boneless skinless chicken thighs in a Pollo asado marinade for at least a day and then when it comes off the grill, we chop it up into bite-size pieces. The kids make burrito bowls with it and I make salads.

[Anonymous]

Chickpeas. Whole foods has this amazing chickpea dish (usually found in the olive bar) that is lemon and dill and oil. I buy a bunch every week and then put it on salads at lunch.