NIçOISE CHICKEN SALAD

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We've given the usual tuna Niçoise a twist by using chicken, for a lean veggie-packed salad that's also rich in fibre, folate, vitamin c, iron and three of your five-a-day

Provided by Good Food team

Categories Lunch

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 tbsp rapeseed oil
juice 1 lemon
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
1 garlic clove , grated
⅓ small pack basil , leaves chopped
3 pitted black Kalamata olive , rinsed and chopped
2 skinless chicken breasts
1 tsp rapeseed oil
250g new potatoes , thickly sliced
200g fine green beans
½ red onion , very finely chopped
14 cherry tomatoes , halved
6 romaine lettuces leaves, torn into bite-sized pieces
6 pitted black Kalamata olive , rinsed and halved

Steps:

Mix the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl with 1 tbsp water. Add 1 tbsp of the dressing to the chicken breasts and toss well to coat. Heat the oil in a small non-stick frying pan with a lid and cook the chicken for about 12 mins, covered, turning over halfway until cooked all the way through.
Meanwhile, boil the potatoes for 7 mins, add the beans and boil for 5 mins more or until both are just tender, then drain.
Put the chicken on a plate to rest while you toss the beans, potatoes and remaining salad ingredients together in a large bowl with half the dressing. Slice the chicken, arrange on the salad, then add any juices to the remaining dressing and spoon on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 471 calories, Fat 17 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 31 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 11 grams sugar, Fiber 12 grams fiber, Protein 43 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium