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Chicken Niçoise salad

  • Time to make: 35 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • Salad
  • 4 eggs, soft-boiled
  • 200g green beans, trimmed
  • 400g can brown lentils, rinsed and drained
  • 2 baby gem lettuces
  • 2 spring onions, finely chopped
  • 2 cups halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1 ripe avocado, flesh sliced
  • Dressing
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 200g cooked chicken, cut in strips
  • ⅓ cup chopped tarragon or parsley
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Soft-boil eggs (see Back to basics: Eggs), then run under cold water. Set aside.

    2 Plunge the beans into boiling water for 3 minutes. Drain, then place in icy water and leave for
    2 minutes. Drain.

    3 Place lentils in a large bowl. Shred lettuce and add to bowl with remaining salad vegetables. Toss. Mix dressing ingredients together and add to salad with the chicken.

    4 Peel eggs and halve. Divide salad between bowls and top with eggs. Garnish with fresh tarragon or parsley.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check mustard is gluten free.

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