Chicken, Pesto & Broccoli Salad
Lunch, Dinner
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
12 oz. (350g) chicken thighs
14 oz. (400g) broccoli
1/3 cup (50g) almonds
3 tbsp. black olives, sliced
1 tbsp. coconut oil
handful basil leaves, for garnish
3/8 cup (85g) green pesto
salt to taste
Instructions:
Season the chicken thighs with salt. Divide the broccoli into florets and cook for 4-5 minutes in salted water. Roast the almonds in a dry frying pan.
Heat the coconut oil in a frying pan and fry the chicken until brown and cooked through. Let cool a little and then slice
Drain the broccoli, but keep 1 tbsp. of the cooking liquid to mix in with the pesto.
Divide chicken and broccoli onto serving dishes and drizzle with the pesto, garnish with almonds, black olives and basil leaves, then serve.