

Grilled chicken with brown lentil salad
Ingredients
- 4 x 150g single chicken breast fillets, skin removed
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 400g can brown lentils, rinsed and drained
- 250g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 red onion, halved and finely sliced
- ⅓ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
- 3 slices soy-linseed bread, toasted and cut into 1cm cubes
- lemon wedges to serve
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Instructions
1 Combine chicken, balsamic vinegar and 1 garlic clove in a glass bowl. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 15 minutes to marinate.
2 Combine lentils, tomatoes, onion, parsley and remaining garlic clove in a glass bowl. Season with freshly ground black pepper.
3 Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Lightly spray chicken with cooking oil. Cook for 3 minutes each side or until browned and cooked. Transfer to a plate. Brush with mustard. Cover with foil and set aside for 5 minutes to rest.
4 Combine bread cubes with lentil salad, then divide salad between serving plates. Diagonally cut chicken into 1cm-thick slices and arrange over salad. Serve with lemon wedges.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 339cal
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Kilojoules 1420kJ
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Protein 43g
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Total fat 8g
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–Saturated fat 2g
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Carbohydrates 25g
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–Sugars 6g
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Dietary fibre 4g
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Sodium 270mg
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Calcium 90mg
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Iron 3.5mg
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