Roast chicken salad with cranberry dressing
Reviewed by our expert panel(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 red onion, finely sliced
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
- 2 tablespoons flaked almonds
- 2 cups shredded roast chicken meat*
- 200g mesclun mix
- 1 telegraph cucumber, halved lengthways, sliced
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1 cup thinly sliced apple
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 400g tin cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
- 1 spring onion, finely sliced
- ½ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, to garnish
- Dressing
- ¼ cup cranberry sauce
- juice of 1 lime
- ½ cup low-fat natural yoghurt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
1 Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion, pumpkin seeds and almonds and cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring, until coloured.
2 Arrange this, plus all remaining ingredients on a large serving platter. Toss gently to combine.
3 Mix together all dressing ingredients and drizzle over salad.
4 Garnish with parsley and serve.
HFG tip
*Note: Cost per serve will be less if using leftovers.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 516cal
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Kilojoules 2160kJ
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Protein 31g
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Total fat 27g
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–Saturated fat 5g
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Carbohydrates 35g
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–Sugars 23g
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Dietary fibre 11g
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Sodium 340mg
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Calcium 240mg
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Iron 5.5mg
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