pesto chicken salad

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Pesto chicken salad

Serve this pesto chicken and couscous salad in lettuce leaves for a healthy supper. With added sundried tomatoes and pine nuts, it has lots of texture

INGREDIENTS

50g couscous
2 tbsp pesto
2 tbsp fat-free yogurt
2 cooked skinless chicken breasts, shredded, or 200g leftover roast chicken, shredded
½ small bunch of basil, leaves picked and torn, plus a few small leaves to serve
½ cucumber, chopped
2 sundried tomatoes in oil, drained and sliced
2 Little Gem lettuces, leaves separated
2 tsp toasted pine nuts

INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1
Put the couscous in a large heatproof bowl and cover with 100ml boiling water. Stir in 1 tbsp pesto. Cover and leave for 8 mins.
STEP 2
Fluff the couscous with a fork, then stir in the rest of the pesto, the yogurt and some seasoning. Toss in the chicken, basil, cucumber and tomatoes.
STEP 3
Spoon the couscous mix into the lettuce leaves and eat with your fingers, or serve over the lettuce like a salad. Scatter over the pine nuts and more basil before serving.