 Zingy Chicken & Rocket
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4
This delicious salad is not only good for the waistline, but will also give your health a boost and protect your from nasty colds. The combination of vitamin C from the fresh rocket leaves and lime juice makes this protein-rich salad great for keeping your immune system strong.
Choose British chicken with the Red Tractor and Union Jack on pack and you’ll know that you’re getting fresh, local birds that are fully traceable back to independently inspected British farms. Or ask your butcher if it’s British.
Ingredients
For the Salad
1 cooked British chicken breast, sliced
Small bag of ready washed rocket, or any other type of bitter salad leaf
½ ripe avocado, peeled, stone removed and sliced
1 spring onion, peeled and very finely sliced
For the Dressing
1 lime, juice only
Small handful of fresh coriander, torn
Small handful of fresh mint, torn
1 tsp sesame oil
½ tsp caster sugar
1 tsp soy sauce
Method
1.First make the easy dressing by popping the lime juice and fresh herbs into a bowl and mixing together.
2. Stir in the sesame oil, sugar and soy sauce, and mix well.
3. Add the chicken slices to the bowl, mix again and leave while you assemble the rocket, cucumber, spring onion and avocado on the plates.
4. Remove the chicken pieces from the dressing, place on top of the rocket and then lightly drizzle the dressing over the rest of the salad.
5. Eat straight away.
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Nutritional Information
| Calories |
206 kcal |
84 kcal |
| Protein |
22.7 g |
9.3 g |
| Carbohydrates |
5 g |
2 g |
| Fat |
10.7 g |
4.4 g |
| Saturated Fat |
2.2g |
0.9 g |
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