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Salad Feta Blueberry Chicken

Chicken Blueberry Salad


  • Author: caroline
  • Total Time: 22 minutes
  • Yield: 1 1x

Description

If you are a fan of blueberries, you’re going to love this salad. Salty feta, crunchy celery and apple combined with sweet blueberries and tender grilled chicken breast. A perfect summer lunch.

The default recipe serves 1


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 small chicken breast (around 120g / 4.2oz)
  • 50g / 1.75oz blueberries
  • 20g / 0.7oz walnuts
  • 1/2 red apple, diced (around 50g / 1.75oz)
  • 1 stick celery (around 60g / 2.1 oz)
  • 30g / 1oz feta
  • large handful of baby spinach, rocket (arugula) or other lettuce leaves

Dressing

  • 2 tbsp low-fat natural yogurt
  • 56 chives, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar

Instructions

  1. Pat the chicken breast dry and rub a few drops of the olive oil into the flesh and season well. Add the remaining olive oil into a frying pan/skillet over medium-high heat. When hot add the chicken breast and cook for 12 minutes, turning every 4 minutes. If it’s a thicker breast it may need a little longer. 
  2. Leave the cooked chicken breast to rest for 5 minutes while you prepare the rest of the salad. Prepare all ingredients as described and whisk the dressing ingredients together until you have a smooth texture. 
  3. Add all the ingredients apart from the chicken breast into a bowl. Mix together until everything is coated with the dressing. Pile onto a plate. 
  4. Slice the chicken breast and arrange on top of the salad. 

Notes

  • You can bake or poach the chicken breast if you want to avoid using the oil 
  • Use a good quality red wine vinegar – or you can omit it if you prefer also
  • While the red apple adds a nice sweetness to the dish, you can add green apple instead for a tarter taste. 
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes
  • Category: Lunch
  • Method: Hob
  • Cuisine: Salad

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 460
  • Fat: 25g
  • Carbohydrates: 18g
  • Protein: 39g

Keywords: salad, healthy, chicken, celery, summer, blueberries