Chicken + Mango Summer Salad

chicken + mango
summer salad

PREP: 15mins

COOK: 15mins

TOTAL: 30mins

SERVES: 4

This simple summer salad is bursting with flavour and a great way to maximise your antioxidants! White carbohydrates (e.g. white rice, potatoes or pasta) may be filling, but they don’t do much for us from a micronutrient perspective. Having a carb that’s naturally brightly coloured instead, is a great way to boost your intake of anti-aging and immune boosting antioxidants. Here, we have mango (peach, pineapple or even strawberries work well too) for the carb portion. If you don’t like fruit in your salad (everyone is different!) then try adding roasted butternut squash instead. It’s a great, nutrient-rich burst of colour. 

Quick tip: while grilling chicken is pretty easy, sometimes there are days when you might not have time or want to cook at all. Instead, pick up a grilled chicken breast from the Miles deli. Good quality chicken at a great price – and the work is done for you! If you’d rather buy a dressing than make your own, look for any brand with the Nutrifit leaf (all of these have non-GMO oils and are low-sugar.) Keep an eye out for the amazing Primal Kitchen range too!

INGREDIENTS

3-4 grilled or roasted chicken breasts, sliced

1 avocado, ripe, chopped

2 cup chopped mango (peach, pineapple or strawberries work well too)

1 box organic or Miles to Grow greens

2 cups baby tomatoes

4 spring onions (keep ¾ of the green part), chopped

½ cup torn fresh herbs (basil, cilantro or mint)

3 tbsp EV olive oil

3 tbsp apple juice

2 tbsps apple cider vinegar

Salt + Pepper to taste

METHOD:

Shake the olive oil, apple, juice and ACV together in a jar, season to taste and put aside. 

Bed each plate of greens with avocado, mango, tomatoes, spring onions, chicken, fresh herbs and drizzle on dressing. 

Alternatively, you can toss everything together in a big bowl and serve family style.

This is a Nutrifit approved recipe by our in house Nutritionist, Catherine Burns (BA Hons, Dip ION, mBNTA). For more information on nutrition services such as nutritional consultations with Catherine or our Nutrifit Program please visit our wellness website: Waterfront Wellness.