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Roast Chicken Salad with Grapes & Almonds


chicken salad with grapes and almonds

If you're looking for something light but tasty that still packs in the protein and veg, then try this quick and easy to prepare salad. If you're feeling particularly hungry or it's been an active day, you could always add in some cooked quinoa or another wholegrain to up the carbohydrate content and make sure you're meeting your body's energy needs.


Serves 1 (simply multiply up to feed more mouths)


Ingredients


  • 1/2 a small bag of watercress (approx. 50g)

  • a large handful of seedless red grapes (about 10-12), halved

  • a 10cm chunk of cucumber, halved lengthways and cut into 0.5-1cm slices

  • 1/2 a small avocado, peeled, stone removed and sliced

  • half a roast chicken breast (buy pre-roasted from the supermarket, or even better, use the leftovers from your Sunday roast. If you're cooking one up from scratch, it’ll take 20-25 minutes in the oven, so make sure to factor this in to your cooking time)

  • a chunk of feta cheese

  • a small handful of blanched almonds, halved, or you could use flaked

  • 1 spring onion, finely chopped

  • 2 tsp lemon juice

  • 1 tbsp Greek or plain yoghurt

  • a small handful of fresh mint leaves

  • salt and black pepper, to taste


Method


  • To make the creamy dressing, finely chop the mint leaves and combine in a small bowl with the lemon juice, yoghurt and a pinch of salt. Set to one side.

  • Combine the watercress, grapes, cucumber and avocado on a plate.

  • Finely shred the chicken breast (I find it easiest to just pull apart with my hands, but you could slice with a knife if you prefer) and scatter over the top of the salad.

  • Crumble over the feta cheese, then drizzle the dressing over the top.

  • Mix everything gently, then scatter the almonds and spring onion slices over the top of the salad before serving.


Nutrition


Per 100g

Per serve (332g)

Calories (kcal)

120.4 kcal

400 kcal

Carbohydrate

5.3 g

17.6 g

   of which sugars

3.7 g

12.2 g

Fat

6.6 g

21.9 g

   of which saturates

2.0 g

6.7 g

Protein

9.9 g

32.8 g

Fibre

1.7 g

5.7 g


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