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Salad with Pesto Chicken
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Salad with Pesto Chicken

13 ingredients 20 min + 10 min 1 openrecipes
Salad with Pesto Chicken

Capture those last few rays of sunshine in this Mediterranean style salad.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

723
Calories
48g
Protein
39g
Fat
52g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sunflower Seed 1 oz (28g) hulled 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Mozzarella Cheese 1 oz (28g) 85
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Arugula 1 cup (20g) 5
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 5 ounces, weight Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
  • 1 Tablespoon Basil Pesto, From A Jar Or Homemade
  • 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • 3 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 pinch Chili Powder
  • 3 Tablespoons Sunflower Seeds
  • 3-½ ounces, weight Cherry Tomatoes
  • ¼ whole Red Onion
  • 4-½ ounces, weight Chunk Of Mozzarella Cheese
  • 1 Tablespoon Chopped Green Olives
  • 1 ounce, weight Arugula Leaves
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pinch Ground Black Pepper

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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