Chicken, Orange and Pomegranate Salad

The fresh orange and coriander and beautiful, jewel-like pomegranate seeds make this Chicken, Orange and Pomegranate Salad a perfect pick-me-up – plus it’s high in vitamin C to ward off any coughs and sneezes.

364 calories | 15.6g fat | 2.4g saturates | 18.1g sugar | 0.3g salt | 38.3g protein | 5.7g fibre

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Chicken, Orange and Pomegranate Salad
Serves 4

4 large oranges, peeled and thinly sliced
5 tablespoons olive oil
Juice of ¼ lemon
A handful of coriander, chopped
200g pomegranate seeds
4 skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
Freshly ground black pepper

Place the orange slices in a large mixing bowl. Add 3 tablespoons of the olive oil, plus the lemon juice, coriander and pomegranate seeds. Toss well to combine and set aside to marinate while you cook the chicken.  Heat the remaining olive oil in a non-stick grill pan and sear the chicken over a high heat for about 3 minutes on each side, or until cooked through. Turn off the heat and set aside to rest for a few minutes.  To serve, divide the salad between 4 serving plates, top with the warm chicken slices and finish with a few grinds of black pepper.

Tip:
Pomegranate seeds are juicy and bursting with health benefits – vitamins A, B and C, folic acid, fibre, potassium and calcium.

Taken from The Paleo Diet by Daniel Green, published by Kyle Books. Priced: £14.99. Photography: Clare Winfield.

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