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Chicken & Cranberry Salad

Looking for a light and tasty salad that won't blow the diet? We have just what you need ... - by Barbara Northwood
  • 05 Mar 2019
Chicken & Cranberry Salad
Prep: 15 Minutes - Cook: 10 Minutes - Easy - Serves 4
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This super healthy recipe is so yum, you'll forget it's good for you!

Ingredients

2 skinless chicken breasts

4 tsp olive oil

2 red onions, thinly sliced

200g/7oz mixed leaves

½ cucumber, deseeded and sliced

25g/1oz dried cranberries

85g/3oz cranberry sauce

juice 1 lime

Method

  1. Slice each chicken breast in half horizontally to give 4 thin breasts, then rub with half the oil and season. Heat a non-stick frying pan and fry the chicken for 3 mins on each side until cooked through. Set aside on a plate.

  2. Heat the remaining oil in the pan and fry the onions for 5 mins. Slice the chicken, collecting any juices, and layer up with the onions, leaves, cucumber and dried cranberries. Mix the cranberry sauce, lime juice, 2 tbsp water and any chicken resting juices, and drizzle over the salad.

PER SERVING

190 kcals, protein 18g, carbs 19g, fat 5g, sat fat 1g, fibre 2g, sugar 17g, salt 0.12g

If you want to make the salad slightly more substantial, add a 400g can of drained and rinsed cannellini beans

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Barbara Northwood
Barbara Northwood
Barbara has over 38 years experience in the food industry, loves sharing advice, recipes and know-how on everything food. She’s a passionate gardener and being to grow fresh herbs, lemons and rhubarb and more, gives her great satisfaction.

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