Chicken, nectarine & avocado salad with turmeric honey dressing recipe

Chicken, nectarine & avocado salad with turmeric honey dressing

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Servings: 4 people
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 Oven tray
  • Baking paper
  • 2 Large bowls
  • 1 Small bowl

Ingredients

Veggie & chicken

  • 600 g sweet potato
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 400 g chicken breast boneless, skinless
  • 2 tsp Moroccan seasoning
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tbsp / 15 ml olive oil

Yoghurt dressing

  • ½ cup / 125 g Greek yoghurt
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
  • 2 tsp honey

Salad

  • 2 nectarine
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 cup / 80 g baby spinach

Instructions

Before you start

  1. Check your avocado is ripe before starting this recipe. Preheat the oven to 210 °C or 200 °C fan bake. Line an oven tray with baking paper.

Roast veggies & chicken

  1. Dice the unpeeled 600 g sweet potato into 3cm chunks. Peel and mince 2 cloves garlic. Dice 400 g chicken breast into 3cm chunks. Put the garlic, 2 tsp Moroccan seasoning, 1 tsp turmeric and 1 tbsp olive oil in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper and stir to combine. Add the sweet potato and chicken and toss to coat. Transfer to the prepared oven tray. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the sweet potato is tender and the chicken is cooked through.

Make yoghurt dressing

  1. Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine ½ cup Greek yoghurt, ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp wholegrain mustard, 2 tsp honey and 1 tbsp of water. Season with salt and pepper.

Make salad

  1. Thinly slice 2 nectarine. Peel and dice 1 avocado. Put the nectarine, avocado, sweet potato, chicken and 1 cup baby spinach in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper and gently toss to combine.

To serve

  1. Divide the chicken, nectarine & avocado salad between plates and drizzle with any tray juices. Spoon over the turmeric honey dressing.

Nutrition

Calories: 427kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 254mg | Potassium: 1353mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 16g | Calcium: 119mg | Iron: 3mg

Dietary note: Be sure to check the label and ensure the ingredients match your dietary requirements/preferences.

Ingredients note: Nutritional information is an estimate based on average ingredients by all brands.

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