Spicy chicken salad with broccoli

This chicken salad recipe is perfect with a fluffy jacket potato or some egg noodles and low-fat too

  • Prep:15 mins
    Cook:10 mins
  • Serves 4
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 291
  • fat 12g
  • saturates 2g
  • carbs 4g
  • sugars 3g
  • fibre 3g
  • protein 42g
  • salt 3.05g

Ingredients

  • 2 broccoli heads, cut into florets
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 5 shallots, finely sliced
  • handful pitted black olives
  • 4 roast chicken breasts, sliced
  • 4 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 red chillies, deseeded and sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, sliced

Tip

Tip
If you want to make this salad more substantial, add a pack of egg noodles, cooked according to pack instructions, then cooled under running water.

Method

  1. Steam the broccoli for 4 mins until just tender, tip into a large bowl, then season. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a pan, then fry the shallots for 2 mins. Add the chillies and garlic, then cook for a further 4 mins until softened.

  2. Remove the shallots, chilli and garlic with a slotted spoon, then mix with the broccoli, olives and chicken. Add the soy sauce to the pan, warm over a medium heat, then pour over the salad. Eat warm or cold.

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