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Summer salad jars recipe

Summer salad jars recipe

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Jazz up your picnic or work packed lunches with these colourful summer salad jars: gorgeous layers of grilled chicken, peppers, courgette and aubergine in a garlic dressing. Shake the jars to distribute the vinaigrette just before eating. See method

  • Serves 6
  • 15mins to prepare and 20mins to cook
  • 354 calories / serving
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

  • 2 red peppers
  • 1 yellow pepper
  • 1 courgette, sliced into round
  • 1 aubergine, sliced into rounds
  • 5tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1tsp dried Italian seasoning
  • 1tsp red wine vinegar, plus extra
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed

For the salad

  • small bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves only
  • 60g baby spinach
  • 150g (5oz) goat’s cheese, cubed
  • 485g ready-to-eat 4 roast chicken breast fillets, sliced
  • 3tbsp pine nuts, toasted

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1475kj
    354kcal     18%

  • Fat

    23g 32%

  • Saturates

    5g 26%

  • Sugars

    7g 7%

  • Salt

    0.5g 8%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 7.2g Protein 30.9g Fibre 3.3g

Method

  1. Preheat the grill to high. Put the pepper, courgette and aubergine into a large bowl and drizzle with 3 tbsp oil. Add the Italian seasoning. Toss well then lay half in a single layer on a grill tray. Grill for 4-5 minutes each side until just tender and starting to colour. Set aside in a bowl. Repeat with the remaining veg.
  2. Mix 1 tbsp oil with the vinegar and garlic. Toss through the hot vegetables and season. Allow to cool.
  3. Put half the red pepper in a blender with the rest of the oil and 1 tbsp boiling water. Blitz to make a dressing. Season, adding extra vinegar.
  4. Assemble the salads in clear jars. Start with the dressing then layer the leaves, veg, goat’s cheese, chicken and pine nuts. Seal jars. Shake to mix.

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