Rainbow chicken salad recipe

Ingredients

• 100g-120g chicken breast 1/2-1 cup cooked black rice
• 3 cos lettuce leaves chopped 1/2 red onion sliced
• 1/2 yellow capsicum sliced
• 1 tomato chopped
• 1 lebanese cucumber sliced 3 radishes sliced
• 1 handful of broccoli or alfalfa sprouts
• 1 handful parsley chopped
• 2 pinches basil
• 1/2 lemon squeezed
• 2-3 tbs extra virgin olive oil

Method

1. Bake the chicken with 1 tbs olive oil, salt, pepper and 1 tbs fresh parsley for 20-30 min at 160-180 degrees.
2. Meanwhile, cook the rice following pack instructions.
3. In a bowl, mix cos lettuce, rocket, red onion, yellow capsicum, tomato, cucumber, radish, parsley and basil with 2-4 tbs olive oil and 1/2-1 cup of mixed rice.
4. Squeeze 1/2 lemon and/or 1-2 tbs apple cider vinegar and serve with sliced chicken.

Dietitian's tips

• When cooking the rice, consider adding some olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic and extra herbs to enhance flavour.
• Consider cooking 3-4 different colour varieties of the same grain length together to enhance phytonutrient and fibre content.
• Did you know research has found that rice feeds a bacteria called fecal prausnitzii which can actually help you lose fat? Carbs are not evil - but needed for a healthy gut and optimal metabolism.