Warm Chicken Salad with Avocado Dressing

    15m prep time
    30m total time
    Easy level
    13 ingredients

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
  • 3tsp Rapeseed Oil 1 x Mazola Pure Rapeseed Oil 1L
  • 2 Garlic Cloves, one finely grated, one left whole 1 x Sainsbury's Garlic
  • 1 Avocado, halved and stoned, one half scooped out and sliced 1 x By Sainsbury’s Large Ripe & Ready Avocado
  • 0.25 tsp Dried Oregano, plus a pinch 1 x Sainsbury's Oregano 12g
  • 2 Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets, each cut into about six strips 1 x Sainsbury's 320g British Fresh Skinless & Boneless Chicken Breast Fillets
  • 1 tsp Smoked Paprika 1 x Sainsbury's Smoked Paprika 44g
  • 1 tsp Ground Coriander 1 x Sainsbury's Ground Coriander 36g
  • 3 tbsp Lime Juice 1 x Sainsbury's Limes x1
  • 1 Tin Black Beans, drained 1 x Sainsbury's Black Beans in Water 400g (235g*)
  • 50g Baby Spinach 1 x Sainsbury's Baby Leaf Spinach 120g
  • 0.5 Red Onion, thinly sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose
  • 1 Red Pepper, deseeded and cut into thick strips 1 x Sainsbury's Red Pepper
  • 15g Coriander, chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Bunch Coriander 30g
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