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Summer vegetable and chicken jar salad

  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 1 person
Ratings: 4.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • Dressing
  • ¼ ripe avocado
  • 2 teaspoons tahini
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 5 tablespoons low-fat yoghurt
  • ¼ cup basil or mint leaves
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • Salad
  • ¼ cup wholegrain couscous
  • 1 baby cos lettuce, torn roughly
  • ¼ cup torn fresh mint or basil leaves
  • 50g lean cooked chicken, shredded or diced
  • 6 cherry tomatoes, chargrilled
  • 1 sundried tomato, finely chopped
  • 1 radish, thinly sliced
  • 1 spring onion, finely chopped
  • ½ carrot, julienned or peeled using a vegetable peeler
  • ⅓ cup edamame beans
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Combine all dressing ingredients, except the fresh herbs, in a blender until smooth, adding a little water for a runnier consistency. Stir in mint or basil and season with pepper.

    2 Place the couscous in a bowl and pour over 1/2 cup water, cover and leave for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.

    3 Place half the dressing in the base of a jar. Add a layer of lettuce and then layer the remaining ingredients as you like, placing the couscous layer in the centre. Top with remaining dressing.

    4 Press down lightly. Cover with a lid and chill until serving.

    HFG tip

    This layered salad can be kept in the fridge overnight.

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