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Chopped chicken salad with sweet basil dressing
( SERVES 2 )

Annabelle White

NZ Woman's Weekly

Chopped chicken salad with sweet basil dressing

4.5 / 5 FROM 2

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

Salad

200 g	Chicken, diced and pre-cooked
½ cup	Red cabbage, shredded
2 handfuls	Lettuce, chopped
¼ cup	Spring onion, chopped
½	Red capsicum, chopped
½ cup	Corn kernels, cooked, or corn from 1 ear
1 cup	Couscous, use 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

1 cup	Basil, roughly chopped
½ cup	Olive oil
3 tsp	Lemon juice
2 tsp	Honey
3 tsp	Water
1 Tbsp	Mayonnaise, low fat

Directions

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

Comments

AngelaP
added 1434 days ago
I substituted the red cabbage for finely sliced celery and cu***ber for the crunch and omitted the last four ingredients. Used bbq chicken breasts. Used my own basil viniagrette and served alongside a potato salad with creamy potato salad dressing (1/2 heinz mayo, 1/4 sour cream, 1/4 greek yoghurt & 1tsp smoked paprika, squeeze of lemon juice). Nice summer meal.
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