Not-enough-to-make-a-meal salad

I looked in the fridge tonight and realized I had several bits and pieces of leftovers. There was only one piece of that delicious cajun sauteed fish from last night, so Natalie got that. I opened up a can of corn to complement her fish. I decided I would eat a salad, only when I took the bag out, the salad had gone soggy. Yuck! I picked out the good pieces, but there just wasn't even enough to make a rabbit happy. That's when I started pulling out all the bits and pieces to see what I could throw together. We had a half of a fried chicken strip, two raw button mushrooms, and some sesame ginger salad dressing. The little wheels of creativity slowly began to turn, and inspiration hit.

How could I put these random tidbits together and create something I actually wanted to eat? I put a little coconut oil in a pan and sliced the mushrooms nice and thin. I sauteed them, then added 2 Tbs of sesame ginger dressing and the chopped up chicken strip. After simmering for a bit, it still looked a little pitiful, so I threw in a large spoonful of whole kernel corn, and Voila! Perfection! After cooling for a minute or so, I served it up over the bed of salad greens and enjoyed! It was just enough to be satisfied, but not enough to be stuffed.

This may not sound like your idea of a tasty meal, and that's fine. Mainly, I just want you think outside the salad bar and come up with your own concoction. When you look inside the fridge and see nothing to eat, re-evaluate. It's quite possible you have the makings of something wonderful. Even better, you may enjoy it!