Chicken and mango salad with walnuts

Walnuts add protein, dietary fibre and vitamins B and E to this nutritious main.

Recipe «Chicken and mango salad with walnuts» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 4 single chicken breast fillets, excess fat trimmed, 1/2 tsp olive oil, 1 Calypso mango, 1 x 400g pkt salad mix, 2 Lebanese cucumbers, coarsely chopped , 100g snow peas, trimmed, thinly sliced lengthways, 30g walnuts, coarsely chopped, 60ml fat-free French dressing , 4 pieces wholemeal Lebanese bread, halved.

Ingredients:

• 4 single chicken breast fillets, excess fat trimmed 
• 1/2 tsp olive oil 
• 1 Calypso mango 
• 1 x 400g pkt salad mix 
• 2 Lebanese cucumbers, coarsely chopped 
• 100g snow peas, trimmed, thinly sliced lengthways 
• 30g walnuts, coarsely chopped 
• 60ml fat-free French dressing 
• 4 pieces wholemeal Lebanese bread, halved 

Instructions

1. Preheat a barbecue flat plate or chargrill on medium-high. Brush both sides of the chicken evenly with the oil. Season with pepper. Add the chicken to the flat plate or grill and reduce heat to medium. Cook for 4 minutes each side or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Cover with foil and set aside for 5 minutes to rest.
2. Meanwhile, use a small sharp knife to cut down either side of the mango seed to remove the cheeks. Peel and cut the flesh into thin strips. Combine the mango, salad mix, cucumber, snow peas and walnuts in a large bowl. Add the French dressing and toss until well combined.
3. Thinly slice the chicken across the grain. Divide the salad among serving bowls and top with the chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately with bread, if desired.