Salads

Herbed chicken salad

Author: Healthy Food Guide reader recipe

First published: Apr 2010

Serves: 1

Time to make: 20 mins

Hands-on time: 10 mins

Total cost: $6.47 / $6.47 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

2-3 (125g) chicken tenderloins
2 tablespoons chopped mixed fresh herbs
olive spray oil
1 slice wholemeal bread
1 tomato, chopped
½ cup chopped cucumber
25g feta cheese, chopped
1 cup mesclun salad greens
1 tablespoon vinaigrette (made with 2 parts balsamic vinegar to 1 part olive oil)
2 tablespoons roast capsicum-flavoured hummus

1 Preheat grill. Sprinkle chicken with herbs and spray with oil. Grill for 8-10 minutes or cook in a non-stick pan until lightly golden.

2 Toast bread. Meanwhile, combine chopped tomato, cucumber and feta with mesclun greens. Toss with vinaigrette.

3 Arrange on plate. Spread toast with hummus and cut in triangles. Arrange around salad and top with chicken.

WINNER: Meals for one category
HFG reader recipe competition 2009
Brylee Cresswell, Rotorua

Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free bread and check hummus is gluten free.

Calories 435cal

Kilojoules 1820kJ

Protein 38g

Total fat 22g

–Saturated fat 7g

Carbohydrates 20g

–Sugars 7g

Dietary fibre 6g

Sodium 730mg

Calcium 190mg

Iron 3.5mg

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.

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