Chopped chicken salad with sweet basil dressing
( SERVES 2 )

Chopped chicken salad with sweet basil dressing

NZ Woman's Weekly 1/6/2013

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Use leftover chicken or for ease, buy a cooked chicken to make this tasty and healthy chicken salad.

Ingredients

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200 g Chicken, diced, pre-cooked
2 handfuls Lettuce, chopped
½ cup Red cabbage, shredded
¼ cup Spring onion, chopped
½ Red capsicum, chopped
½ cup Corn kernels, cooked, (or corn from 1 ear)
1 cup Couscous, Israeli couscous (prepare according to directions on the packet)
1 cup Dried cranberries, chopped
¼ cup Tasty cheese, finely grated
2 tbsp Pecans, finely chopped

Sweet Basil Dressing

½ cup Olive oil
1 cup Basil, roughly chopped
3 tsp Lemon juice
2 tsp Honey
3 tsp Water
1 tbsp Mayonnaise, low fat
1 to taste Salt & freshly ground pepper

Directions

  1. In a bowl large enough for tossing salad, add all the salad ingredients and set aside.
  2. Combine olive oil, basil, lemon juice, honey, water and mayonnaise in a food processor until smooth. 
  3. Pour over the salad, toss gently, season and serve immediately.

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