WARM CHICKEN SALAD
Ingredients
- 2 small chicken breasts
- boned
- skinned and cut in half
- calorie controlled cooking oil spray
- 1 large orange or red pepper
- deseeded and cut in to chunks
- 1 little gem lettuce
- leaves separated
- 50g/1¾oz watercress
- tough stalks removed
- 2 ripe medium tomatoes
- cut into small chunks
- â…“ cucumber
- sliced
- 1 tsp thick balsamic vinegar
- ½ small lemon
- juice only
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Season the chicken pieces on both sides with salt and pepper. Spray a large non-stick frying pan with oil and place over a high heat. Cook the chicken pieces for three minutes on each side or until lightly browned and cooked through. Transfer to a plate.
- Spray the pan with a little more oil and cook the pepper for three minutes on each side or until lightly charred and beginning to soften.
- Arrange the lettuce leaves
- watercress
- tomatoes
- cucumber and pepper on two plates.
- Slice the chicken breasts and scatter on top of salad. Drizzle with the balsamic vinegar and squeeze the lemon juice over. Season with black pepper and serve.

