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Chicken salad
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Total Time:
55 minutes
Transform simple chicken salad with fresh, nutty, slightly spicy homemade dressing.
Ingredients:
  • 1.3 kg higher-welfare chicken
  • a few black peppercorns
  • a few bay leaves
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin seeds
  • 1 handful of almonds
  • 2 tablespoons fat-free natural yoghurt
  • 3 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise made with free-range eggs
  • 2 lemons juice and zest of
  • 1 cucumber peeled and diced
  • 1 small bunch of fresh basil leaves picked and torn
  • 4 big handfuls of mixed salad leaves
Instructions:
  • For poached chicken: In a large saucepan, add chicken, cover with water, then toss in peppercorns and bay leaves. Bring to a gentle simmer and poach for about 40 minutes. If possible, let it cool in the liquid. Remove chicken, discard skin, shred meat. Dry-fry cumin and almonds in a hot pan, then cool. For the dressing, combine yoghurt, mayonnaise, lemon zest, and juice in a bowl. Add chicken, cucumber, cumin, almonds, torn basil. Mix and serve.

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