Day 3 - Rest Day Recipe - Chicken & Avocado Salad

Today is a rest day from exercise - you've got to let your body rest! Therefore, I thought it was a perfect chance to share a recipe I recently tried out. This yummy Chicken & avocado salad was super easy and tasted fantastic it really is worth giving it a go!

Chicken & Avocado Salad

             

Nutrition

kcalories - 428 protein- 43.g cabs - 5.1g fat -26.1g saturates-6.1g fibre-2.2g sugar  0 salt- 0.39g

Ingredients

• cooked roast chicken, pulled into chunks, skin and bones discarded
• ½ cucumber, peeled, seeded and sliced
• avocado, peeled and cut into chunks
• apple, grated
• 3-4 tbsp Greek yogurt
• 100g watercress and spinach salad
• extra-virgin olive oil
• ½ lemon, juiced

Method

1. Toss the chicken, cucumber, avocado and apple with the Greek yoghurt and season.
2. In a separate bowl toss and dress the salad leaves with olive oil and lemon juice. Combine and serve.

I served my salad with toasted wholemeal pitted bread however, some new potatoes slightly buttered would also be delicious.

 

Recipe from olive magazine, June 2006. Sourced from www.bbcgoodfood.com

 

What are your favourite healthy recipes. Do you have a go to website / book you use?