Greek-Inspired Chicken and Couscous Salad
with Lemon Cream
Dill-garlic-dusted chicken tenders seared to golden-brown perfection are paired with a couscous Greek salad in this Mediterranean-inspired meal. A finishing dollop of lemon cream adds a bright punch of flavour!
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
310 g
Chicken Breast Tenders
1 tsp
Dill-Garlic Spice Blend
1 unit
Lemon
½ cup
Couscous
(Contains Wheat)
80 g
Tomato
56 g
Baby Spinach
30 g
Mixed Olives
(Contains Sulphites)
¼ cup
Feta Cheese, crumbled
(Contains Milk)
1 tsp
Garlic Salt
1 tbsp
Chicken Stock Powder
(Contains Soy)
3 tbsp
Sour Cream
(Contains Milk)
Not included in your delivery
3 tbsp
Oil*
1 tbsp
Unsalted Butter*
(Contains Milk)
0.13 tsp
Salt*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
½ tsp
Sugar*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
Before starting, preheat the oven to 450˚F. Wash and dry all produce. Place a large bowl in the fridge to chill.Add stock powder, 1 tbsp butter and 2/3 cup water (dbl both for 4 ppl) to a medium pot, then season with pepper. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, remove the pot from heat, then stir in couscous.Cover and let stand for 5 min.
Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat.While the pan heats, pat chicken dry with paper towels. Cut larger tenders in half. Season with Dill-Garlic Spice Blend and garlic salt.When the pan is hot, add 1 tbsp oil (dbl for 4 ppl), then chicken. Pan-fry until golden-brown and cooked through, 2-3 min per side.** (NOTE: Cook chicken in 2 batches for 4 ppl, using 1 tbsp oil per batch.)
When couscous is tender, fluff with a fork.Transfer couscous to the chilled bowl, then toss to cool slightly, 30 sec. Place couscous in the fridge, tossing occasionally, until couscous is no longer hot.
Meanwhile, cut tomato into 1/2-inch pieces.Drain olives, then roughly chop.Zest, then juice lemon.Add sour cream, 1 tsp water, 1/2 tsp lemon juice, 1/4 tsp lemon zest and 1/4 tsp sugar (dbl all for 4 ppl) to a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, then stir to combine.
Add 1 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tbsp oil and 1/4 tsp sugar (dbl all for 4 ppl) to another small bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, then whisk with a fork to combine.
Add tomatoes, olives, spinach and feta to the bowl with couscous. (NOTE: It's ok if couscous is slightly warm after cooling.) Drizzle vinaigrette over top, then toss to combine.Divide salad between plates. Top with chicken. Dollop lemon cream over top.
