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Chilli-lime chicken salad recipe

Chilli-lime chicken salad recipe

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Created by The Tesco Real Food team

Grain bowls are a lunchtime staple – the more colourful the better! This recipe uses microwavable rice and frozen edamame to make it extra easy. See method

Ingredients

  • 3 limes, 2 zested and juiced, 1 cut into wedges
  • 1 large red chilli, halved and thinly sliced
  • 650g pack chicken breast portions
  • 150g frozen soya beans
  • 2 x 250g pouches microwave wholegrain basmati and quinoa rice
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • 100g radishes, quartered
  • 60g pack wild rocket​
  • 30g pack fresh mint, leaves chopped
If you don't have any limes, try a lemon instead

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    2000kj
    476kcal     24%

  • Fat

    14g 20%

  • Saturates

    3g 15%

  • Sugars

    2g 3%

  • Salt

    0.9g 15%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 34g Protein 46.1g Fibre 7.3g

Method

  1. Mix the lime zest and juice and chilli in a shallow dish. Season, add the chicken and turn to coat; leave to marinate for 10 mins. Meanwhile, preheat the grill to its highest setting and line a baking tray with foil.
  2. Transfer the chicken to the lined tray, pour over the marinade and grill for 8-10 mins each side or until cooked through with no pink meat remaining.
  3. Meanwhile, blanch the soya beans in boiling water for 6-7 mins until tender. Heat the rice pouches to pack instructions, then add to a large bowl and leave to cool for a few mins. Add the soya beans, oil, cumin, radishes, rocket leaves and most of the mint. Season to taste, then divide the salad among the plates. Slice the chicken breasts and arrange on top of the salad, spooning over any cooking juices and chillies from the tray. Scatter with the remaining mint and serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.

See more Chicken salad recipes

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