High Protein Chicken Lentil Salad

Name: High Protein Chicken Lentil Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 cups salad mix; 250 g butternut squash; 1/2 cup couscous; apple; 60 g cranberries; 40 g roasted pumpkin seeds; 400 g ready-to-eat chicken breast; 1/2 cup ready-to-eat brown lentils; 50 g Feta cheese; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1 tsp dijon mustard; 1 tsp maple syrup; salt; pepper

Lea Půčková

15 min.

Comments

Salads are not just a summer thing, you can easily prepare them in a warm version with the last seasonal ingredients. For example, this version with roasted pumpkin, lentils and chicken is perfect for a quick dinner and lunch to go. And that final touch of sweet apple and cranberries? You won't know what heaven tastes like until you try this one! 👌🏻

Shop ingredients

Natural Pumpkin Seeds – 300 g – unroasted seeds from South Moravia

£2.89

Chicken Breasts – 100 g – large chunks of lean meat, from verified farms, preservative-free

£2.49

Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 750 ml – cold‑pressed and made from a select variety of olives from a family farm in Greece

£14.99

Organic Apple Cider Vinegar – 500 ml – raw, unfiltered and unpasteurised, made from organic apples – relives bloating and supports gut health

£3.49

Organic Maple Syrup – 250 ml – 100% natural sweetener from Canada with caramel flavour

Nutrition (1 serving) 1 bowl

453 kcal
28 g carbohydrates
22 g fats
38 g protein

Per 4 portions

Salad:

4 cups salad mix
250 g butternut squash
1/2 cup couscous
apple
60 g cranberries
40 g roasted pumpkin seeds
400 g ready-to-eat chicken breast
1/2 cup ready-to-eat brown lentils
50 g Feta cheese

Dressing:

3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 tsp maple syrup
salt
pepper

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200 °C and place the diced butternut squash in it, drizzled with olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper. Bake for about 25 minutes until soft.
In the meantime, cook the couscous according to the package directions and mix all the ingredients for the dressing in a small bowl. Lightly heat the R2E chicken in a frying pan.
When the pumpkin is cooked, just mix all the ingredients in a bowl, add the dressing, crumble the feta on top, add the chopped apple, cranberries and pumpkin seeds and serve.
So enjoy!