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Make this roast chicken salad, then check out our easy roast chicken. Or check out our chicken salad recipes such as our chicken pasta salad and healthy chicken Caesar salad.

  • 100g white bread
    torn into big, chunky pieces
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 heaped tsp thyme leaves
  • ½ rotisserie chicken
    or 2 ready-roasted chicken breasts or legs, pulled into chunks
  • 3 Little Gem lettuce hearts
    halved through their bases
  • chopped to make 1 tbsp chives
    to serve

DRESSING

  • 1 shallot
    or 1/4 small red onion, grated
  • 125g full-fat natural yogurt
  • 1 tbsp malt vinegar

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal460
    low
  • fat17.6g
  • saturates3.9g
  • carbs31.8g
  • sugars11.2g
  • fibre6.6g
  • protein40.1g
  • salt1.5g

Method

  • step 1

    Mix together the dressing ingredients with some salt and pepper, and leave to one side
    for the flavours to mix.

  • step 2

    Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Put the bread on a baking tray, drizzle over the oil, scatter over the thyme, and add some salt and pepper. Toss together to coat evenly in the oil, then roast for 10-15 minutes, turning halfway, or until the bread is deep golden and crisp. Add the chicken chunks to the tray for 10 minutes to heat through.

  • step 3

    Heat a griddle and add the halved Little Gems, cut-side down, until charred and beginning to wilt. Layer up the chicken with the croutons and griddled lettuce. Drizzle over the dressing, sprinkle with chives and serve.

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