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High Protein Chicken Satay Salad

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Time to read 1 min

This fuss free meal for two is ideal for a quick and tasty midweek meal guaranteed to tickle your taste buds without wrecking your lean and healthy diet. High protein, lower in fat and clocking in at a fab 353 calories per portion - what's not to love?!

Chicken Satay Salad

High Protein Chicken Satay Salad

Prep time

5 min

Cook time

10 min

Servings

2

Category

Main

Origin

United Kingdom

Nutritional Information

Calories

Protein

Carbs

Fat

Ingredients

  • 2 skinless chicken breast fillets
  • 1 tbsp. tamari soy sauce
  • 1 tsp. medium curry powder
  • ¼ tsp. ground cumin1 garlic clove - finely grated
  • 1 tsp. clear honey
  • 1 tbsp. crunchy peanut butter
  • 1 tbsp. sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 tbsp. lime juice
  • 2 Little Gem lettuces hearts - cut into wedges
  • ¼ cucumber - halved and sliced
  • 1 banana shallot - halved and thinly sliced
  • Generous handful coriander - chopped
  • Seeds from ½ pomegranate

Method

Step 1

Pour the soy sauce into a large dish and mix in the curry powder, cumin, garlic and honey.

Step 2

Butterfly the chicken breasts and add to the marinade. Mix well to coat.

Step 3

Pop in the fridge for at least one hour – ideally overnight - to marinate.

Step 4

Meanwhile, mix together the peanut butter, chilli sauce, lime juice and 1 tbsp. of water.

Step 5

When you’re ready to cook, wipe a large frying pan with a smidge of oil and heat over a medium to high heat.

Step 6

Add the chicken and cook covered with a lid for 5 minutes, turn once near the end to ensure the chicken is cooked through.

Step 7

Leave the lid on the pan and remove from the heat.

Step 8

Now, toss together the lettuce, cucumber, shallot, coriander and pomegranate and pile onto two plates.

Step 9

Slice the chicken and top the salad with it spooning over the resting juices and the peanut sauce.

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