Beetroot and fried chicken salad


Beetroot and fried chicken salad
A raw beetroot salad, enriched with toasted almonds, diced fried chicken and potatoes.

As beetroot tends to colour everything it touches, you can be sure that your diced chicken will be an unusual but attractive bright pink - children love this!
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Last modified on: October 16th 2016
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 40 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.
Beetroot and fried chicken salad : Stage 1
Peel and grate 300 g raw beetroot and put into a salad bowl.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.
Beetroot and fried chicken salad : Stage 2
Roughly chop 100 g whole almonds.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 5 min.
Beetroot and fried chicken salad : Stage 3
Put into a small frying pan on high heat to dry roast for a few minutes.

You can also do this in the oven.

Transfer to the salad bowl.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 4 min.
Beetroot and fried chicken salad : Stage 4
Dice 200 g chicken breast.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 7 min.
Beetroot and fried chicken salad : Stage 5
Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan on medium heat.

When really hot, add the diced chicken and fry.

When nicely browned all over, add to the salad bowl.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 7 min.
Beetroot and fried chicken salad : Stage 6
Chop 200 g cooked potatoes into small pieces (here I am using left-over potato grenaille) and fry in a frying pan with 2 teaspoons olive oil.

When browned, add to the salad bowl.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.
Beetroot and fried chicken salad : Stage 7
Chop the herbs and add to the salad with 5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette) to finish. Mix well.
Remarks
For the full "pink effect" mentioned above, be sure to leave the salad to rest for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe110 RDI=40 %80 RDI=8 %180 RDI=30 %2,350 RDI=120 %9,850 RDI: 120 %
Per 100 g10 RDI=4 %8 RDI=1 %20 RDI=3 %240 RDI=10 %1,030 RDI: 10 %
Per person30 RDI=10 %20 RDI=2 %40 RDI=7 %590 RDI=30 %2,460 RDI: 30 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts, Sulfites, mustard
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 11.70 €
  • Per person : 2.95 €

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