Loaded Chicken and Avo Salad With Sweet & Sour Dressing

Conversions

intermediate

SERVES 1

Ingredients

For the dressing:

  • 5 sachets Huletts Sucrose
  • 160 ml apple cider vinegar
  • Juice of one orange
  • 15 ml dried onion flakes
  • 2 ½ ml black pepper
  • 1 ml salt
  • 30 ml dijon mustard
  • 15 ml dried mint
  • 15 ml dried coriander
  • 15 ml dried basil
  • 90 ml honey
  • 375 ml olive oil

For the salad:

  • 30 ml pumpkin seeds
  • 30 ml sunflower seeds
  • 15 ml white sesame seeds
  • 15 ml flax seeds
  • Large bag of baby leaves
  • 150 g cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
  • 1 large carrot, peeled and sliced
  • 1 avocado, cubed
  • ½ red onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 chicken breasts, grilled and chopped into cubes
  • 500 g sweet potato, cubed and roasted
  • 500 g butternut, cubed and roasted

Method

  1. Place all the dressing ingredients, except for the oil, in a food processor or blender and pulse for about one minute.
  2. Slowly add the oil so that it emulsifies. Set aside.
  3. Toast all the seeds over a medium heat until just golden.
  4. Toss all the other salad ingredients together.
  5. Stir the dressing well and pour over the salad, to your liking; or serve it on the side. Any unused dressing should be stored in a glass jar in the refrigerator for later use.
  6. Lastly, sprinkle over the toasted seed mix.

Top tips

Keep it healthy…

Healthy snacks to include in your child’s lunch box. Popcorn, Fresh fruit, Unsalted mixed nuts, Roasted corn-on-the-cob, Yoghurt or custard, Crackers with cheese or a spread, Oatmeal biscuits, Raw veggies (carrots, snap peas, cherry tomatoes and baby corn), Keep it interesting and add an element of surprise! Using cookie cutters, create a heart shaped sandwich and change shapes daily. The fruit may be assembled in the shape of a flower.

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Conversion Table

Cups Tablespoons Grams
Butter 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 57g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 76g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 227g
Flour/Sifted 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 30g/27g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 40g/35g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 60g/55g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 120g/110g
Granulated Sugar 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 50g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 65g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 100g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 200g
Brown Sugar/ Firmly Packed 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 45g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 60g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 90g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 180g
Water 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 57g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 76g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 114g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 227g