Who has time to cook when you also have to help kids with homework or stay late at work? This quick and easy protein-packed salad gets its nutty-sweet appeal from chopped walnuts and mandarin orange slices. For even more color -- and another shot of vitamin C -- add some halved seedless purple grapes.

• 2 cups diced cooked chicken
• 2/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 hard-cooked large eggs, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
• 1 celery rib, diced
• 1/4 cup sliced scallions (white and green parts)
• 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 4 cups crisp greens, such as romaine or Boston lettuce, for serving
• 15-ounce can mandarin oranges, drained, for garnish

In a large bowl, combine chicken, mayonnaise, eggs, walnuts, celery, scallions, lemon juice, salt and pepper and mix well.

Divide the greens equally among 4 to 6 plates. Serve the chicken over the greens and garnish with orange segments.

Serves 4 to 6.

-- "The Deen Bros. Take it Easy" by Jamie and Bobby Deen and Melissa Clark (Ballantine, $25)