Grilled chicken with creamy potato salad and fresh apricot salsa

Author: Niki Bezzant - Founding Editor

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

We all love apricot and chicken, and now we've created a high-protein, high-fibre recipe for two that is accompanied by a healthier potato salad. Yum!

Serves: 2

Time to make: 30 mins

Ingredients

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Salsa
3 apricots, diced
½ spring onion (green part only), finely sliced
½ red capsicum, diced
1 red chilli, finely chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
zest and juice of ½ lemon pinch salt

300g baby potatoes, halved
¼ cup light mayonnaise
¼ cup low-fat plain yoghurt
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
spray oil
400g boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut in two or three pieces
zest and juice of ½ lemon
3 cups baby spinach or rocketarugulaX
2 cups small broccoli florets, blanched
black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

Instructions

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In a bowl, combine all salsa ingredients and set aside.
Bring a pot full of water to the boil. Add potatoes, cover and bring to the boil. Simmer for 10-15 minutes, until tender. Drain and set aside in a large bowl to cool.
To make dressing, in a small bowl mix mayonnaise, yoghurt and Dijon mustard.
Spray a griddle pan or barbecue grill with oil and heat to medium-high. Add chicken thighs and cook, turning, for 8-10 minutes, until cooked through. Squeeze over lemon juice and sprinkle with zest. Remove from heat.
To the bowl of potatoes, add rocket, broccoli, pepper and mint. Add dressing and mix gently.
To serve, divide chicken, potato salad and apricot salsa between 2 plates.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check mayonnaise and mustard are gluten free.

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Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 586 cal

Kilojoules 2450 kJ

Protein 50 g

Total fat 23 g

Saturated fat 5 g

Carbohydrates 45 g

Sugar 19 g

Dietary fibre 9 g

Sodium 710 mg

Calcium 180 mg

Iron 5.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.