Chicken couscous salad

This hearty chicken salad incorporates a satisfying combination of colours and textures.

Recipe «Chicken couscous salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 35 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 4 skinless chicken breasts, olive oil cooking spray, 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved, 1 zucchini, sliced diagonally, 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed, cut into 4 , 1 1/2 cups couscous, 1 1/2 cups Massel salt reduced chicken style liquid stock, boiling, 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce , 2 tbsp fresh lime juice.

Ingredients:

• 4 skinless chicken breasts 
• olive oil cooking spray 
• 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved 
• 1 zucchini, sliced diagonally 
• 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed, cut into 4 
• 1 1/2 cups couscous 
• 1 1/2 cups Massel salt reduced chicken style liquid stock, boiling 
• 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce 
• 2 tbsp fresh lime juice 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180ºC. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Spray chicken with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes each side or until golden. Remove from frying pan. Place onto a baking tray. Place vegetables onto second baking tray. Spray with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Cover vegetables with foil.
2. Bake chicken and vegetables for 10 minutes. Remove chicken from oven. Cover. Stand for 10 minutes. Increase oven to 220ºC. Bake vegetables, uncovered, for a further 10 minutes or until tender.
3. Place couscous into a heatproof bowl. Pour over boiling stock. Cover. Stand for 3 minutes. Stir gently with a fork to separate grains. Place sweet chilli sauce, lime juice, and salt and pepper into a jug. Whisk with a fork until well combined.
4. Toss warm vegetables through couscous. Spoon onto serving plates. Slice chicken and place on top of couscous. Drizzle with chilli lime mixture. Serve.