Warm Honey Mustard Chicken Salad

Description

This warm chicken salad is quick to cook and assemble and makes a great lunch or dinner. The delicious dressing makes this salad irresistible.

Ingredients

Salad

• 400 grams of chicken breast, cut into chunks
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 clove of garlic, crushed
• 1 tablespoon of wholegrain mustard
• 1 tablespoon of honey
• 1 130g packet of salad leaves
• 1 avocado, cut into slices
• ½ punnet of cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• ½ red onion, thinly sliced
• salt
• black pepper

Dressing

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons of yoghurt, low fat
• 1 tablespoon of wholegrain mustard
• 1 teaspoon of honey

Equipment

Instructions

• Combine the olive oil, garlic, grainy mustard and honey in a bowl. Add the chopped skinless chicken breasts, season generously with salt & pepper and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Heat a splash of oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 5 minutes or until the chicken is golden, sticky and caramelised.
• To make the dressing, combine all ingredients in a screw top jar. Shake to combine. Alternatively whisk ingredients together in a small bowl.
• Place the lettuce, avocado, cherry tomatoes and red onion on a serving platter. Top with the chicken and any pan juices. Drizzle with the dressing and serve immediately.

Notes

Contains Meat. Egg Free.  Recipe credit: Tegel