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Lemon chicken salad with crunchy croutons
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Lemon chicken salad with crunchy croutons

10 ingredients 15 min + 20 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Lemon chicken salad with crunchy croutons

A versatile and substantial main-meal salad - serve it just warm. A lovely summer lunch, or take along to a picnic

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

662
Calories
45g
Protein
47g
Fat
21g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Avocado 1 medium (150g) 240
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Focaccia not in our table 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

  • 4 boneless chicken breast fillets
  • juice and grated zest of 1 lemon (keep separate)
  • 2 tbsp chopped rosemary
  • 1 small focaccia loaf
  • 2 tbsp grated pecorino or parmesan
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 Little Gem lettuce hearts, separated
  • 2 ripe avocados , halved, stoned and sliced
  • 6 roasted peppers (from a jar), drained and roughly chopped
  • small bunch chives , snipped

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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