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Jar of Salad (Serves 1)

Ingredients 

6 lettuce leaves, chopped

1 carrot, grated

1/2 Lebanese cucumber, sliced

1 tomato, diced

1/2 avocado, mashed

100g roast chicken

Instructions

• Chop up all the ingredients as described above. 

• Place ingredients into a 500ml jar, one...

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