Shredded Chicken Salad
A vibrant, Shredded Chicken Salad delivers a lean protein boost with texture and colour to spare. Tender cooked chicken breast is shredded and tossed with crisp greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, and a zesty lemon or balsamic dressing. Optional add-ins like feta, nuts, or seeds amplify flavour and satiation. Ideal for meal prep, light lunches, or macro-balanced dinners, this dish hits the sweet spot between freshness and fuel—gut-friendly, energising, and endlessly adaptable.
Ingredients
- 2 tsps light soy sauce
- 2 tsps sesame oil
- 2 tsps tahini
- 0.5 lime juice of
- 2 tsps mirin
- 100 g red cabbage finely sliced
- 1 carrot coarsely grated
- 1 apple coarsely grated
- 1 yellow or red bell-pepper sliced
- 250 g cooked chicken breast shredded
- 5 g flaked almonds
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, sesame oil, tahini, lime juice and mirin to make the dressing.
- In a large bowl, combine red cabbage, carrot, apple, bell-pepper and shredded chicken.
- Drizzle dressing over the salad and toss well to coat.
- Top with flaked almonds and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 392kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 43gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 106mgSodium: 506mgPotassium: 833mgFiber: 6gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 7603IUVitamin C: 116mgCalcium: 81mgIron: 3mg
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