

Hearty chicken and avocado salad
Ingredients
- ¾ cup pearl barley
- olive spray oil
- 500g skinless chicken breast fillets, halved horizontally
- 100g baby spinach
- 2 cups shredded red cabbage
- 2 stalks celery, sliced
- 100g snow peas, shredded
- 1 teaspoon sumac (optional)
- ½ medium avocado, sliced
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
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Instructions
1 Cook barley following packet directions. Drain, rinse in cold water and set aside.
2 Meanwhile, heat a chargrill pan to a high heat. Spray chicken with oil and cook for 3-4 minutes each side until cooked. Remove from pan and allow to cool.
3 In a large bowl, combine spinach, cabbage, celery and snow peas. Toss through cooked barley. Slice chicken in thick slices and sprinkle with sumac (if using). Arrange on top of salad with avocado. Drizzle over lemon juice and serve.
Serving suggestion
Multigrain rolls
HFG tip
Sumac is a red, lemony-tasting mild spice that originated in the Middle East.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 380 cal
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Kilojoules 1590 kJ
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Protein 34 g
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Total fat 12 g
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Saturated fat 2 g
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Carbohydrates 35 g
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Sugar 3 g
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Dietary fibre 6 g
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Sodium 150 mg
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Calcium 80 mg
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Iron 3.5 mg
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