Simple grilled chicken salad
A lovely simple grilled chicken salad, perfect for spring or summer dinner.
Delicious tender chicken pieces marinated in lemon, Italian herbs and drizzled in olive oil, simply grilled and tossed into salad. Quick easy family food. This is a dish you can make ahead and eat cold too, so ideal for easy weeknight meals.
Grilled chicken salad is nice served with pasta salad, rice salad or proper homemade chips.
Grilled Chicken Salad Ingredients
- 400g chicken breast cut into strips
- 3 teaspoon dried Italian herbs
- juice of a lemon
- olive oil
- salt & pepper
- Bag of pre-washed salad leaves
- ½ cucumber - sliced
- 250g baby plum tomatoes - cut into halves
How To Make Grilled Chicken Salad
Step One
- Preheat the grill to medium/high.
Step Two
- Toss the chicken breast strips in the lemon juice, Italian herbs and just a drizzle of olive oil.
Step Three
- Spread onto the grill pan and grill for around 7 minutes each side until cooked through and no pink remains.
Step Four
- Once the chicken is cooked toss through the salad.
Step Five
- Serve with chips, pasta salad or rice salad.
Make Chicken Salad Your Way
- fancy some spice - add a pinch of chilli flakes
- go Indian and toss the chicken in yogurt and a tbs of curry paste
- try marinating the chicken in a splash of BBQ sauce
- throw in a handful of crispy croutons
- toss the chicken in pesto and add a scattering of toasted pine nuts to the salad
How To Serve Your Salad
- Alongside some proper chunky chips.
- With a side of sweet potato wedges.
- Folded up inside a warmed flatbread
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Simple grilled chicken salad
Quick and easysimple grilled chicken salad - perfect for a busy weeknight
Ingredients
- 400g chicken breast cut into strips
- 3 teaspoon dried Italian herbs
- juice of a lemon
- olive oil
- salt & pepper
- Bag of pre-washed salad leaves
- ½ cucumber - sliced
- 250g baby plum tomatoes - cut into halves
Instructions
1. Preheat the grill to medium/high.
2. Toss the chicken breast strips in the lemon juice,
Italian herbs and just a drizzle of olive oil.
3. Spread onto the grill pan and grill for around 7
minutes each side until cooked through and no pink remains.
4. Once the chicken is cooked toss through the salad.
5. Serve with chips, pasta salad or rice salad.
Notes
This meal can work as both lunch or dinner, if you add a side!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 219Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 160mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 32g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
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