Chicken, Orange & Walnut Salad
Chicken, Orange & Walnut Salad
Ingredients
For the Dressing:
- 3 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp mustard
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- 1/3 tsp cinnamon
For the Salad:
- 7 oz chicken breast 200g
- 4 handfuls rocket
- 1 orange
- 1/4 iceberg lettuce
- 1/3 pomegranate fruit seeds
- 1/4 cup pecans roasted, 30g
Instructions
- Peel orange and, cut out the pulp and set aside. Squeeze the juice from the rest of the orange and keep it for the sauce.
- Mix the ingredients of the dressing in a cup, season with salt and pepper.
- Cut the chicken breast into 4 smaller pieces, season with salt, coat with olive oil and place on a hot grill pan — grill for 4 minutes on both sides.
- Drizzle the chicken pieces with a tbsp. of dressing and continue to grill for about 1.5 minutes on a slightly lower heat, turn over, drizzle with another tbsp. of dressing and grill for another minute, then remove from the pan and set aside. Once cooled slightly slice into pieces.
- Mix the salad leaves and divide it between two plates, then top with the orange and chicken. Sprinkle with the pomegranate seeds and roasted pecans. Drizzle with the remaining dressing and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 466kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 26gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 64mgSodium: 306mgPotassium: 945mgFiber: 7gSugar: 43gVitamin A: 1499IUVitamin C: 60mgCalcium: 120mgIron: 2mg
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