Easy poached chicken salad with all the goods!

Finished salad

Poached chicken in lemon and herbs

Salad ingredients

salad dressing

Ingredients:

Serves 1 | 35-minute cook (quicker if you have chicken ready to go) | Approximately 628 calories

Poaching:

• 1-2 chicken breasts

• 2 slices of lemon (for poaching)

• Herbs (of your choice)

Salad ingredients:

• 1 Microwave rice (I’m using a Quinoa mix)

• Rocket

• 1 large celery stick chopped

• Chopped raw almonds

• 1/2 Avocado sliced

Salad dressing: Can use store bought

• 1 lemon (juice squeezed)

• 1 Tsp. Wholegrain mustard

• Few glugs of quality olive oil

• Salt and pepper

• Whisk well, adjust ingredients to you taste.

Top tip: You can cook 2 chicken breasts so you have one for your salad and one for later to save time or make this salad for two!

Instructions:

Step 1: Poach your chicken

• On a medium heat, put your chicken breasts in boiled water (cover the top of the breasts).

• Add in some salt, pepper, lemon slices and herbs.

• Let it boil and bring to a medium heat, so it lessens the boil and cook for approximately 35 minutes until cooked through.

Step 2: Prepare the salad ingredients

• Put the rocket on a plate or in a bowl.

• Finely chop some raw almonds.

• Get your microwave rice ready to microwave at the end.

• Slice your avocado.

• Make your salad dressing.

Step 3: Assemble

• Once the chicken is cooked, slice the chicken and serve.

• Microwave the rice.

• Serve the salad dressing and enjoy.