Caribbean chicken salad recipe
This fruity, colourful rice salad tastes terrific and is packed with good-for-you ingredients.
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 150g easy-cook long grain white rice
- 150g pineapple pieces in natural juice, drained
- 2 bananas, sliced
- 100g red or green seedless grapes
- 25g sultanas
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons low-fat natural yoghurt
- 1 teaspoon reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 250g cooked chicken, chopped
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 1 handful lettuce leaves, shredded
Method
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Cook the rice in a saucepan of gently boiling water for about 15 minutes, until tender. Drain and rinse under cold water to cool quickly, then drain again.
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Mix together the rice, pineapple, bananas, grapes, sultanas or raisins and lemon juice.
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In a large bowl, mix together the yoghurt and mayonnaise. Add the rice mixture and chicken. Season with pepper and mix well.
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Arrange the lettuce on 4 serving plates and share the chicken mixture between them. Serve at once.
