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!
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!
52 K 4.0/5 (23 reviews)
40 min.
Easy
4 people
10 IngredientsLast modified on: October 16th 2016
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
300 g raw beetroot - 2
100 g whole almonds - 3
200 g chicken breast - 4
2 tablespoons olive oil - 5
200 g cooked potatoes - 6 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 7
3 tablespoons herbs of your choice - 8
5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette) - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 960 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 40 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Peel and grate 300 g raw beetroot and put into a salad bowl.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Roughly chop 100 g whole almonds.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
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.
You can also do this in the oven.
Transfer to the salad bowl.
Stage 4 - 4 min.
Dice 200 g chicken breast.
Stage 5 - 7 min.
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.
When really hot, add the diced chicken and fry.
When nicely browned all over, add to the salad bowl.
Stage 6 - 7 min.
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.
When browned, add to the salad bowl.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
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 recipe | 110 RDI=40 % | 80 RDI=8 % | 180 RDI=30 % | 2,350 RDI=120 % | 9,850 RDI: 120 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=4 % | 8 RDI=1 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 240 RDI=10 % | 1,030 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 30 RDI=10 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 40 RDI=7 % | 590 RDI=30 % | 2,460 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 11.70 €
- Per person : 2.95 €
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Raw beetroot
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Chicken breast
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Whole almonds
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