February 1 marks our 4 year anniversary for Balanced Health Chiropractic! Oh my how time does fly by! 

I appreciate all of our fantastic patients who make their health and well-being a priority in their lives and give us the opportunity to help them. We look forward to another year of helping all of you and continuing to grow to help as many people in the Marshall Community as we can.

Not only has our location and space appearance changed, so has our mindset and drive to help all of our patients not only feel better but get their bodies functioning better. 

BLACKBERRY CHICKEN SALAD

Ajax and I were grocery shopping this weekend and he picked out some blackberries! I found this recipe to make a salad with them. He is 3 and he loves salad because we have always made it fun to eat it. I usually have a few different toppings and let him pick what he wants to add to it. 

Ingredients

SALAD

• 1/2 pound chicken breasts
• 6 cups spring mix lettuce
• 1 cup fresh blackberries
• 1 avocado, sliced
• 1/4 cup red onion, sliced
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (we used pistachios)

DRESSING

• 1/2 cup blackberries
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce (I cut this out because I don’t like soy sauce.)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Sauté the chicken in a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat until fully cooked through. Tent with foil and let rest while preparing the rest of the salad.
   
2. Add the spring mix lettuce to a large bowl. Arrange the blackberries, avocado, red onion, and walnuts on top of the bed of lettuce. Set aside.
   
3. In a medium bowl, combine the dressing ingredients except for the salt and pepper. Use a fork to mash the blackberries to release the juices. Whisk to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
   
4. Slice the cooked chicken and set over the salad. Drizzle with dressing. Serve immediately.