Warm Chicken Salad with Avocado Dressing

by BBC Good Food

The avocados in this smoky, warm salad are highly nutritious, containing vitamin E, iron, potassium and niacin, along with heart-healthy monounsaturated fat.

Method

Based on 2 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Heat a dash of oil in a large non-stick pan over a low heat, add the peppers then cover and cook for 10 mins until softened. Shake the pan a couple of times to move them about, but try not to lift the lid. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Step 2

Meanwhile, mix the chicken in a bowl with a little more oil, 1 grated garlic clove,oregano, paprika and ground coriander. (if cooking for 2). Toss the onion with 1 tbsp lime juice in a separate bowl and set aside.

Step 3

To make the dressing, scoop the unsliced halved avocado into a bowl with the whole remaining garlic clove, pinch of oregano, 2 tbsp lime juice and 3 tbsp water and blitz with a hand blender until completely smooth. Alternatively, you can use a food processor (quantities are to serve 2).

Step 4

Return the pan of peppers to the heat and add the chicken, cover and cook for 5 mins per side until tender and cooked through. Tip the beans, quick-pickled onions and chopped coriander into the pan and mix well.

Step 5

Pile the spinach onto two plates and top with the chicken mixture. Spoon on the avocado dressing and top with the avocado slices. Serve while still warm.

  • Ingredients
  • Based on 2 servings
  • 0.5 Red Onion, thinly sliced 1x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose
  • 1 Red Pepper, deseeded and cut into thick strips 1x Sainsbury's Red Pepper
  • 3tsp Rapeseed Oil 1x Mazola Pure Rapeseed Oil 1L
  • 2 Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets, each cut into about six strips 1x Sainsbury's British Fresh Chicken Breast Fillets Skinless & Boneless 320g
  • 2 Garlic Cloves, one finely grated, one left whole 1x Sainsbury's Garlic
  • 0.25 tsp Dried Oregano, plus a pinch 1x Sainsbury's Oregano 12g
  • 1 tsp Smoked Paprika 1x Sainsbury's Smoked Paprika 44g
  • 15g Coriander, chopped 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Bunch Coriander 30g
  • 1 Tin Black Beans, drained 1x Sainsbury's Black Beans in Water 400g (235g*)
  • 1 tsp Ground Coriander 1x Sainsbury's Ground Coriander 36g
  • 1 Avocado, halved and stoned, one half scooped out and sliced 1x By Sainsbury’s Large Ripe & Ready Avocado
  • 50g Baby Spinach 1x Sainsbury's Baby Leaf Spinach 100g
  • 3 tbsp Lime Juice 1x Sainsbury's Limes
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