Apple, Beetroot & Chicken Salad with Sesame Dressing
26/1/2010
An attractive summery salad packed full of colour, texture and flavour.
Ingredients
| 3 | Chicken breasts |
| 1 to taste | Salt & freshly ground pepper |
| 400 g | Baby beetroots |
| 1 | Cucumber |
| 1 | Apple |
| 1 packet | Cos lettuce leaves |
| 2 tbsp | Pumpkin seeds |
| 2 tbsp | Sesame seeds |
Dressing
| ¼ cup | Lemon juice |
| 1 tbsp | Manuka honey |
| 2 tbsp | Sesame oil |
| 2 cloves | Garlic, finely chopped |
| 1 tbsp | Soy sauce |
Directions
- Place chicken in a saucepan and cover with water and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and simmer until chicken is cooked through. Cool and refrigerate until required.
- Drain beetroot and cut into quarters. Place the dressing ingredients in a screwtop jar. Screw lid on tightly and shake to combine.
- Slice the cucumber into long strands, using a vegetable peeler. Discard seeds.
- Peel, core and finely slice the apple and chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- Place the lettuce leaves on a large platter and scatter apple, cucumber, beetroot and chicken over lettuce. Top with pumpkin and sesame seeds, and drizzle with dressing.
Tip: Chicken can be cooked beforehand and the salad assembled at the last minute.
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Comments
RBSting
added 193 days agoWhat on earth are the ingredients for the dressing...not enough direction even though we can assume we may be blond and get it all wrong
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added 175 days agoHi RBSting, the dressing ingredients were listed above, but I've now separated them out under a separate heading so hopefully it'll be easier to follow. I hope you enjoy the salad!
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