Spicy couscous salad
This can be made as a main-dish salad (great for lunchboxes) or as a side dish for roast lamb
Healthy chicken salad
Serves 2
Easy
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This easy-to-prepare healthy chicken salad is filled with zingy flavours - the simplified version is great for kids' lunchboxes too
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- 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- zest and juice ½ lime(about 1 tbsp)
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 100g bag mixed salad leaves
- large handful corianderroughly chopped
- ¼ red onionthinly sliced
- ½ chillideseeded and thinly sliced
- ¼ cucumberhalved lengthways, sliced
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal109
- fat1g
- saturates0g
- carbs6g
- sugars1.6g
- fibre5g
- protein19g
- salt0glow
Method
step 1
Cover the chicken with cold water, bring to the boil, then cook for 10 mins. Remove from the pan and tear into shreds. Stir together the fish sauce, lime zest, juice and sugar until sugar dissolves.
step 2
Place the leaves and coriander in a container, then top with the chicken, onion, chilli and cucumber. Place the dressing in a separate container and toss through the salad when ready to eat.
