GREEN GODDESS CHICKEN SALAD

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Kick-start summer with a chicken salad that's bursting with colours and flavours, including basil, jalapeño and lime. It also boasts four of your five-a-day

Provided by Esther Clark

Categories     Dinner, Lunch, Supper

Time 32m

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 large avocado , stoned, peeled and chopped
½ tbsp olive oil
1 lime , zested and juiced
½ jalapeño , deseeded
½ small bunch of basil , torn
½ cucumber , sliced diagonally
2 medium eggs
3 Little Gem lettuces , quartered
50g sundried tomatoes
2 cooked skinless chicken breasts , shredded
2 spring onions , shredded
200g cooked quinoa
1 tbsp chopped pistachios

Steps:

  • Put the avocado, oil, lime zest and juice, jalapeño, basil, half the cucumber and 1 tbsp water in a blender and blitz until smooth. Season to taste, then set aside in the fridge until ready to use.
  • Cook the eggs in a pan of boiling water for 7 mins, then rinse under cold running water to cool. Drain, peel and halve, then set aside.
  • Toss the lettuce quarters with the sundried tomatoes, cooked chicken, the spring onions and remaining cucumber. Spread the cooked quinoa over the base of a serving plate, then top with the chicken salad, eggs and the dressing. Scatter over the pistachios and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 646 calories, Fat 28 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 38 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 18 grams sugar, Fiber 15 grams fiber, Protein 53 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium

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