Lemon Poached Chicken and Potato Salad

Photography by John Paul Urizar

This excellent chicken, potato and asparagus salad is a sure fire winner. Serve it as a light main or as a side dish.

Serves: 4

Time to prep: 20 minutes

Time to cook: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 small chicken breast fillets, trimmed
• 1 lemon, rind removed (see hint), juiced
• 750g kipfler or pink fir potatoes, scrubbed
• 100ml extra-virgin olive oil
• 150g baby green beans, trimmed, halved
• 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed, cut into thirds crossways
• 1 tablespoon dill leaves, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped chives

Method

• Place chicken in a large, deep frying pan with lemon rind. Cover with cold water. Bring to the boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 12 minutes. Remove chicken from pan. Cool slightly. Slice across the grain.
• Meanwhile, cook potatoes in a large saucepan of boiling water for 15 to 20 minutes or until tender. Using tongs, transfer to a chopping board. Stand for 10 minutes or until still warm but cool enough to handle. Peel potatoes and cut into chunks. Place in a large bowl.
• Using a fork, whisk oil, 1/4 cup lemon juice and salt and pepper in a jug. Drizzle three-quarters of the dressing over potato. Stir gently to coat.
• Place beans and asparagus in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand for 3 minutes. Drain. Add to potato with chicken, dill and chives. Drizzle with remaining dressing. Toss gently to combine. Season with pepper. Serve.

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Roast Delight Potato, Beetroot and Carrot Salad

Ingredients

• 650g (approx. 4 medium) Red Delight Potatoes, cut into 2cm-thick rounds
• 2 bunches baby carrots, scrubbed, ends trimmed
• 4 large garlic cloves, skin on
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper
• 500g (5 medium) beetroot, peeled, ends trimmed, quartered
• 150g baby salad leaves (like rocket spinach)
• 1/3 cup flaked coconut, toasted
• 100g marinated goat’s cheese
• Dressing
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1–2 teaspoons grated horseradish

Method

• Preheat oven to 200°C fan forced. Lightly grease a large roasting pan and a small roasting pan. Combine potatoes, carrots and garlic in the large pan. Drizzle over half the olive oil and season with salt and pepper, then turn to coat. Place beetroot into smaller pan, drizzle with remaining olive oil, season with salt and pepper and turn to coat. Place potatoes just above centre position in the oven and beetroot underneath. Roast both for about 30–40 minutes, turning occasionally until light golden and tender. Set aside to cool slightly.
• To make dressing, combine all the ingredients in a screw top jar. Shake well to combine.
• Arrange salad leaves on a large serving platter. Top with roast vegetables then sprinkle over coconut. Crumble over goat’s cheese and drizzle with dressing.

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Recipe: Sweet Potato and Zucchini Fritters

Serves: 4

Time to cook: 45 minutes

High Calcium | High Fibre | High Protein | Low Fat | Low Sodium

Ingredients:

• 700g sweet potato, peeled, coarsely grated
• 400g zucchini, peeled, coarsely grated, squeezed of moisture
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander
• 8 green onions, white part only, thinly sliced
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup skim milk
• 2/3 cup low-fat natural yoghurt
• rocket salad, to serve

Method:

Step 1: Place sweet potato, zucchini, fresh coriander and onions into a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, combine flour, ground coriander, cumin, eggs and milk; stir until smooth. Add batter to sweet potato mixture. Stir until well combined.

Step 2: Spray a large frying pan with oil and place over medium-high heat. Spoon 1/4 cup of mixture per fritter into the pan, 3 fritters at a time. Cook for 3 minutes each side, or until golden and cooked through. Continue with remaining batter to make 16 fritters, spraying pan with more oil, if necessary.

Step 3: Serve with yoghurt and rocket.

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