Thai-Inspired Picnic Chicken Salad

Bluesfest has come to an end for another year. There was some OK food. One has to be open minded and/or make polite creative suggestions like the loaded hot dog on chips. Or you can bring you own food, like I did with the chicken salad (recipe posted below).

HiLoTrons

HiLoTrons

HiLoTrons

HiLoTrons

Local rapper filling in for De La Soul

Local rapper filling in for De La Soul

meh.. #gfprobs

meh.. #gfprobs

Best Dressed #RBCBLUESFESTFASHION

Best Dressed #RBCBLUESFESTFASHION

New Swears

New Swears

CHEF

CHEF

Ottawa in full punk effect.

Ottawa in full punk effect.

YAS

YAS

Ottawa in full punk effect.

Ottawa in full punk effect.

There was surprisingly some blues music - but - you are now going Bluesfest to see an eclectic selection of music. You go for one act and end up catching something unexpected.. pretty dope.

DJ Acro

DJ Acro

DJ Acro

DJ Acro

DJ Acro

DJ Acro

Canadian Stage rocks.

Canadian Stage rocks.

Toronto's Lowell

Toronto's Lowell

Toronto's Lowell

Toronto's Lowell

Tearing it up..

Tearing it up..

So many good jams.

So many good jams.

Ottawa DJ Adam Saikley

Ottawa DJ Adam Saikley

Ming Wu doin his THANG

Ming Wu doin his THANG

Run the Jewels from the awesome hill on the MONSTER STAGE. ARG.

Run the Jewels from the awesome hill on the MONSTER STAGE. ARG.

Feelings at the end of some nights.

Feelings at the end of some nights.

Chvrches

Chvrches

Rain won't stop me.. from looking like an alien..

Rain won't stop me.. from looking like an alien..

HOT DOG ON KETTLE CHIPS

HOT DOG ON KETTLE CHIPS

All in all it was a great festival. New gourmet 'from scratch' food vendors were my favourite new addition and there were a couple good wine selections.. I do feel as though I was creeping into diabetes after drinking all those ciders. My bad though, I haven't had much self control in the food department and am certainly feeling it! My allergist is going to be pissed.. BUT that's for another blog post. Here's my recipe for my Thai-Inspired Chicken Salad! Great for a picnic cooler!

 

Peanut chicken salad
serves 4, grain free, dairy free, gluten free

2 chicken breasts, cooked and chopped
2 cups carrots, shredded
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
2 garlic scapes, chopped finely
1/2 cup peanuts, chopped
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp honey
1/2 tsp fish sauce

Optional nutrition boosters!
2 tbsp chia seeds
2 tbsp hemp hearts
1/4 cup rehydrated wakame, chopped

Mix all ingredients together - taste for seasoning to see if you need some fresh cracked black pepper and/or salt.

Chicken Salad

Chicken Salad

Canada's Purity Ring

Canada's Purity Ring

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Clearly I'm obsessed with this look..

Clearly I'm obsessed with this look..

Shameless promo.

Shameless promo.

Until next year Bluesfest!!