Green Goddess Salad with Chicken, Cabbage, Cucumber and Peas
Chicken, Chinese cabbage, cucumber and green peas under a thick sauce of Greek yogurt, avocado and fresh herbs. The sauce takes a minute in a blender.
- Time
- 30 min
- Serving
- 424 kcal
- Ingredients
- ≈ $3.95
- Protein
- 40 g
Ingredients
- 1 Chicken breast filletpack 800 g ≈ $7.23 120 g
- 2 Napa cabbagepack 700 g ≈ $2.40 100 g
- 3 Cucumbers≈ $3.67 per kg 80 g
- 4 Green peas (frozen)pack 400 g ≈ $1.60 50 g
- 5 Green onionspack 50 g ≈ $1.30 8 g
- 6 Pumpkin seedspack 150 g ≈ $3.00 8 g
- 7 Greek yogurtpack 250 g ≈ $1.80 60 g
- 8 Avocadopack 1 pcs ≈ $1.20 0.2 pcs
- 9 Parsleypack 50 g ≈ $1.50 8 g
- 10 Dillpack 50 g ≈ $1.80 5 g
- 11 Fresh basilpack 30 g ≈ $2.50 5 g
- 12 Lemon≈ $4.70 per kg 15 g
- 13 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 2 g
- 14 Olive oil 5 ml
- 15 Salt 2 g
- 16 Ground black pepper to taste
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Poach chicken1 breast in salted water for 15–18 minutes after boiling until fully cooked (white meat, clear juices). Cool 10 minutes, then dice into cubes.
Blanch peas in boiling water for 2 minutes, drain, and shock in cold water to cool.
Blend yogurt, avocado8, parsley9, dill10, basil, lemon12 juice, garlic13, olive oil, salt, and 1–2 tbsp water until smooth and bright green4. Shred the Chinese cabbage into thin matchsticks, slice cucumber3 into half-moons, and ring green5 onion.
Toast pumpkin6 seeds in a dry skillet for 2 minutes until fragrant.
Toss cabbage, cucumber3, peas, and chicken1 with half the dressing. Serve in a bowl, drizzle with remaining sauce, top with onion rings and seeds.
Tips
- Why it works
- Blend the sauce with the avocado: it turns thick and green without cream or mayonnaise.
- Substitutions
- Use 100 g of finely shredded white cabbage instead of Chinese cabbage. Green beans can replace the peas.
- Common mistakes
- The sauce darkens and turns bitter if it sits in the air for a couple of hours. Blend it just before serving or press cling film onto the surface.
- Storing and reheating
- Keeps up to 1 day, with the salad and the sauce apart. Stir the sauce before eating, and the chicken needs no reheating.
- Serve with
- Serve with a warm flatbread for dinner.
In short
- Marked healthy: the planner picks it more often for the goals “lose weight” and “eat well”.
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