Name: Chicken and bean salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup shredded chicken (roasted or grilled); 1 tin of mixed bean salad (in water); ½ red bell pepper; 2 Tbsp chopped parsley; 4 spring onions; 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar; 2 Tbsp olive oil; ½ tsp paprika; ½ tsp cumin powder; Juice of ½ lemon (approx.); Salt & pepper; 2 handful of mixes salad leaves or wild rocket

Chicken and bean salad

7 Sep 2021

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

5 minutes

Total Time

10 minutes

Background

This chicken and bean salad is made with leftover roasted or precooked grilled chicken, so it’s ready in just 5 minutes. It’s ideal for parties, picnics or in your lunchbox. You can mix it with steamed rice, couscous, pasta, quinoa or serve it in tortilla, pita or baked potato skins.

Ingredients

1 cup shredded chicken (roasted or grilled)
1 tin of mixed bean salad (in water)
½ red bell pepper
2 Tbsp chopped parsley
4 spring onions
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 Tbsp olive oil
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp cumin powder
Juice of ½ lemon (approx.)
Salt & pepper
2 handful of mixes salad leaves or wild rocket

Instructions

Drain the beans, then put them in a mixing bowl. Cut the chicken into tiny pieces, then add to the bowl.
Cut the red pepper into little cubes, then thinly slice the spring onions and chop the parsley leaves. Add all to the bowl.
Pour in the oil, the vinegar, then add the spices and season with salt and pepper.
Taste and add some lemon juice to your liking.
Just before serving, fold in the salad leaves or serve the beans& chicken on top of the leaves.