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Chicken salad with sweetcorn, pasta and cherry tomatoes

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Chicken salad with sweetcorn, pasta and cherry tomatoes

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Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 600ml (1 pint) chicken stock
  • 100g (4 oz) pasta bows, cooked and cooled
  • 100g (4oz) canned or frozen sweet corn
  • 18 small cherry tomatoes cut in half
  • 2 spring onions, finely sliced
  • Half baby gem lettuce, shredded
  • Dressing:
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • Half tsp Dijon mustard (optional) half tsp sugar
Serves: 6       whats this
 

Directions

  1. Poach the chicken in the stock for about minutes, then leave to cool completely. Remove the chicken with a slotted spoon and cut into bite-sized pieces (this can be prepared the night before).
  2. To make the dressing, whisk together all the ingredients. Combine the rest of the ingredients for the salad with the chicken and toss in the dressing.

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