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Healthy chicken and lentil salad

Chicken Salad Lentils, Beans and Mustard Dressing

Healthy chicken and lentil salad

Name: Healthy chicken and lentil salad
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 3
Ingredients: 100g green beans trimmed; 2 chicken breasts; 2 tsp olive oil; 1 tsp herbs de Provence; 400g tin green lentils drained and rinsed; a handful mangetout halved; 60g bag mixed baby leaves; a handful flat-leaf parsley leaves torn; 1 tbsp Dijon mustard; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil

Amanda James

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Serves 3

Easy

Total time: 30 mins

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Check out this vibrant griddled chicken salad with crunchy green beans, seasonal mangetout and mustardy lentils. This quick and easy salad is low calorie and ready in 30 minutes – the perfect way to start the week

Gluten free

Healthy

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Ingredients

Nutrition

100g green beans

trimmed
2 chicken breasts
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp herbs de Provence
400g tin green lentils

drained and rinsed
a handful mangetout

halved
60g bag mixed baby leaves
a handful flat-leaf parsley

leaves torn
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil

Nutrition: per serving

kcal238

low
fat6.2g

low
saturates0.9g
carbs12.6g
sugars2.6g
fibre5.2g
protein30.4g
salt0.9g

Method

step 1

Cook the green beans in a large pan of boiling salted water for 1 minute, then refresh in iced water. Once cold, drain and cut each in half.
step 2

Put the chicken breasts between two pieces of baking paper and use a rolling pin to bash to 1cm thickness. Drizzle with the oil, season generously and sprinkle over the herbs de provence. Heat a griddle pan to high and cook the chicken for 5-6 minutes on each side or until cooked through and really charred. Rest on a plate for 5 minutes, then slice.
step 3

Whisk together the dressing ingredients in a bowl with 1 tbsp of cold water and some seasoning. Tip in the lentils, mangetout and green beans, and toss well. Gently mix through the salad leaves and parsley, and divide between plates. Top with the griddled chicken and any resting juices.

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Amanda James

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