Lemon Chicken Salad with Spicy Couscous Recipe

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Lemon Chicken Salad with Spicy Couscous
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Ingredients
19
Count
Nutrition
1202
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Remove the skin and sinew from the chicken breasts and pull off the breast fillets.
  2. Using a very sharp knife, cut all the meat on the diagonal into very thin slices across the grain.
  3. Place in a non-metallic bowl and pare over the lemon rind, then add half the garlic and lemon oil.
  4. Add a pinch of salt and give about twelve turns of the pepper mill.
  5. Stir to combine, cover with clingfilm and chill for at least 30 minutes and up to six hours.
  6. Melt the butter in a large pan and add the remaining garlic, the chilli and coriander seeds.
  7. Cook for 1 minute, stirring and then add the spring onions and stock.
  8. Bring to the boil and season to taste, then pour in the couscous in a thin steady stream, stirring all the time with a wooden spoon until the stock is absorbed.
  9. Add the pickled ginger and lime rind and mix well to combine.
  10. Remove from the heat, cover and set aside for 5 minutes, fluffing up with a fork half way through to help the grains swell up.
  11. Add the tomatoes, olive oil, lime juice and fresh coriander, stir well again and cover with clingfilm.
  12. Set aside for up to six hours.
  13. Heat a heavy-based frying pan until very hot.
  14. Add the sunflower oil and flash fry the chicken until tender and lightly caramelised.
  15. Add the juice of half a lemon then tip out on to kitchen paper to drain.
  16. The couscous can be served at room temperature or it can be heated in a microwave on high for 2-3 minutes, just make sure you puncture the clingfilm first.
  17. Place a pile in the centre of each the serving plate and scatter around the chicken.
  18. Place the salad leaves in a bowl, season and then dress with the remaining olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice.
  19. Pile on top of the couscous and drizzle the remaining lemon oil around the edge of the plate to serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1201.8 Kcal (5032 kJ)
Calories from fat 561.23 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 62.36g 96%
Cholesterol 39.87mg 13%
Sodium 619.54mg 26%
Potassium 965.93mg 21%
Total Carbs 132.1g 44%
Sugars 9.01g 36%
Dietary Fiber 10.7g 43%
Protein 28.35g 57%
Vitamin C 56.7mg 94%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 3.7mg 21%
Calcium 137.1mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 195.01 Kcal (816 kJ)
Calories from fat 91.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.12g 96%
Cholesterol 6.47mg 13%
Sodium 100.53mg 26%
Potassium 156.73mg 21%
Total Carbs 21.44g 44%
Sugars 1.46g 36%
Dietary Fiber 1.74g 43%
Protein 4.6g 57%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 94%
Iron 0.6mg 21%
Calcium 22.2mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 28.4
    Points
  • 32
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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