Name: Char-grilled chicken and craisin salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 lemon, juice and finely grated zest; 300 gram chicken schnitzels (uncooked); 1 baby cos or butter lettuce, leaves separated; 150 gram beans, trimmed, sliced diagonally, blanched; 1/4 cup craisins; 1/4 cup natural seed mix with pine nuts

Char-grilled chicken and craisin salad

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

20M

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Ingredients

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 lemon, juice and finely grated zest

300 gram chicken schnitzels (uncooked)

1 baby cos or butter lettuce, leaves separated

150 gram beans, trimmed, sliced diagonally, blanched

1/4 cup craisins

1/4 cup natural seed mix with pine nuts

Method

1.In a shallow dish, combine half oil with 1 tablespoon lemon juice and zest. Season well. Add chicken. Turn to cool. Marinate for 10 minutes.

2.Preheat a char-grill or large frying pan on high. Cook chicken for 1-2 minutes each side, until golden and cooked through. Remove from heat. Cover loosely with foil and rest for 5 minutes before slicing thinly.

3.In a salad bowl, combine lettuce, beans, craisins and seed mix.

4.In a jug, whisk together remaining oil and lemon juice. Season to taste. Drizzle over salad and toss well. Serve topped with sliced chicken.

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