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

Time 32m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

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