Stuck for lunchbox inspiration? Try this healthy chicken and butterbean salad, which will fill you up for the afternoon and deliver four of your 5-a-day
Nutrition and extra info
- Healthy
- Gluten-free
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal429
- fat22g
- saturates5g
- carbs21g
- sugars4g
- fibre10g
- protein33g
- salt0.5g
Ingredients
- 2 roasted garlic clove
- 1½ tbsp olive oil
Olive oil
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- ½ lemon, zested and juiced
Lemon
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- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 400g can of butter beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 roasted peppers
- 150g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 100g rocket
Rocket
roh-ketRocket is a very 'English' leaf, and has been used in salads since Elizabethan times. It…
- 150g leftover roast chicken (see our recipes)
- 25g feta
Feta
feh-tahA creamy soft white cheese with an ancient history - nomadic tribes who needed to preserve the…
Method
Squeeze the garlic out of the skins and whisk together with the oil, lemon zest, juice, smoked paprika and some seasoning in a large bowl. Add the butter beans, peppers, tomatoes and rocket, and give everything a good mix. Divide between lunchboxes. Top with the chicken on one side and crumble over the feta.
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