Recipe and image courtesy of Beautiful Country Beautiful Fruit
How To Make Pink Lady’s Favourite Chicken Salad with Butternut Bites. Hello friends, so how are you today?
Are you also looking for a nice and healthy lunch idea? If so, today I have this delicious salad recipe to share with you.
A tasty salad with a mixture of butternut squash, whole hazelnuts, spinach, watercress, rocket, South African Pink Lady apple and roast chicken. A perfect Spring lunch.
This main-course salad ticks all the boxes for a healthy meal – and it tastes SO good!
How To Make Pink Lady’s Favourite Chicken Salad with Butternut Bites:
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 25 minutes
Serves: 2
You Will Need:
300g prepared butternut squash, cut into chunks
1tbsp olive oil
Pinch of cumin seeds or chilli flakes (optional)
30g whole hazelnuts
80g bag spinach, watercress and rocket salad
1 South African Pink Lady apple
250g roast chicken, torn into pieces
Dressing:
3tbsp olive oil
2tbsp lemon juice
1tsp Dijon mustard
Pinch of caster sugar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
How To Make:
1. Firstly, preheat the oven to 200°C, fan oven 180°C, Gas Mark 6. Put the butternut squash into a roasting tin, add the olive oil and toss to coat. Roast for 20 minutes. Turn the butternut squash chunks over, sprinkle with the cumin seeds or chilli flakes (if using) and add the hazelnuts. Roast for 3-4 more minutes.
2. Meanwhile, make the dressing by whisking together the olive oil, lemon juice, mustard and sugar. Season with a little salt and pepper.
3. When the butternut squash is almost cooked, share the salad leaves between 2 serving plates. Core and slice the apple and arrange on the salads with the roast chicken. Scatter the hot butternut squash and hazelnuts on top.
4. Serve at once, drizzled with the dressing. Cook’s tip: You could use sweet potato instead of butternut squash.
How To Make Pink Lady’s Favourite Chicken Salad with Butternut Bites:
Recipe and image courtesy of Beautiful Country Beautiful Fruit.
So what do you think about this recipe? Do you also fancy making this Pink Lady’s Favourite Chicken Salad with Butternut Bites recipe?
Let me know in the comments below if you get to make it 🙂

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I love pink lady apples and this looks super scrumptious, I'm trying to get my daughter to eat more salads and I think she would love this x
Author
Thanks Lindsey. I am trying to get my daughter eating more salads too. I find it easier in warmer weather.
Mm, butternut squash is so tasty!
Author
Thanks for stopping by Tamar 🙂
I never would have thought to use roasted squash in a salad, but that would seem very rich and nummy. Sandi
Author
Thanks Sandi, let me know if you get to try it 🙂
What a beautiful combination for a Chicken Salad, I am pinning this one! Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday!Miz Helen