Spiced Chicken Salad with Mango, Lentils & Creamy Tikka Drizzle

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High protein 1/3 daily fibre 4 of 5 a day Low sat fat

Spiced Chicken Salad with Mango, Lentils & Creamy Tikka Drizzle

Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Cuisine: Indian
Food group: Poultry

Tropical mango meets succulent free-range British chicken and fibre-rich lentils in this filling salad. Add in baby plum tomatoes for freshness and drizzle over tikka-spiced coconut dressing to finish.

Cooking Instructions

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Before you start

  • Preheat the oven to 240C / fan 220C / gas mark 9
  • Line a baking tray with parchment paper
  • Pull out a large bowl, a small bowl, a peeler & a sieve

Roast the chicken

  • Cut half the onion into 2cm wedges
  • Add the chicken and onion wedges to the lined baking tray, drizzle with 1 tbsp oil and coat with half the tikka paste. Season with salt and pepper. Roast for 13 mins, until cooked through

Pickle the onion & finish the prep

  • Thinly slice the remaining onion
  • In the large bowl, combine the sliced onion with the juice from the lime and a pinch of salt. Set aside to pickle
  • Halve the tomatoes. Peel and dice the mango into 1cm chunks. Drain and rinse the lentils

Make the tikka drizzle

  • Dissolve the creamed coconut in the small bowl with 2 tbsp hot water. Stir in the remaining tikka paste and a pinch of salt

Assemble the salad

  • Check your chicken is cooked through by cutting a large piece in half; the flesh should be white and the juices running clear
  • When cooked, add the chicken, onion wedges, lentils, mango, tomatoes and salad leaves to the pickled onion bowl. Toss together
  • Drizzle over the tikka dressing and mix. Season to taste with salt and pepper

Plate up

  • Share the chicken tikka salad between bowls

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