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Healthy chicken and lentil salad

30 Minutes 

Serves 3

Easy

Check out this vibrant griddled chicken salad with crunchy green beans, seasonal mangetout and mustardy lentils. This quick and easy salad is low calorie and ready in 30 minutes – the perfect way to start the week

Try this healthy chicken salad, then check our more chicken salad recipes such as our healthy chicken Caesar salad and chicken pasta salad. We’ve also got plenty more healthy chicken breast recipes to try.

Ingredients

• green beans 100g, trimmed
• chicken breasts 2
• olive oil 2 tsp
• herbs de Provence 1 tsp
• green lentils 400g tin, drained and rinsed
• mangetout a handful, halved
• mixed baby leaves 60g bag
• flat-leaf parsley a handful, leaves torn
• Dijon mustard 1 tbsp
• red wine vinegar 1 tbsp
• extra-virgin olive oil 2 tsp

Method

STEP 1

Cook the green beans in a large pan of boiling salted water for 1 minute, then refresh in iced water. Once cold, drain and cut each in half.

STEP 2

Put the chicken breasts between two pieces of baking paper and use a rolling pin to bash to 1cm thickness. Drizzle with the oil, season generously and sprinkle over the herbs de provence. Heat a griddle pan to high and cook the chicken for 5-6 minutes on each side or until cooked through and really charred. Rest on a plate for 5 minutes, then slice.

STEP 3

Whisk together the dressing ingredients in a bowl with 1 tbsp of cold water and some seasoning. Tip in the lentils, mangetout and green beans, and toss well. Gently mix through the salad leaves and parsley, and divide between plates. Top with the griddled chicken and any resting juices.

and as always have a chilled day from the Viking