Mexican chicken taco salad

  • Portion size: Serves 4
  • Hands-on time 15 min
  • Difficulty: easy

Try our filling main-course salad of Mexican-spiced chicken, lots of veggies and a creamy chilli dressing.

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Ingredients

  • 2 large red peppers, cut into large chunks
  • 4 large salad onions, cut into thirds lengthways or 1 red onion cut into wedges
  • 4 tsp light olive oil
  • 1-2 tbsp chilli sauce (such as chipotle sauce or Cholula)
  • Grated zest 2 limes and juice 1, the remaining lime cut into wedges
  • 4 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 large crunchy lettuce, roughly shredded
  • 350g mixed tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 4 large or 6 small corn tortillas (we used Wahaca flour and yellow corn tortillas from Ocado)
  • Large handful fresh coriander, leaves picked and chopped
  • 1 ready-roasted rotisserie chicken (roughly 900g), cut into chunky portions
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Method

  1. Heat a griddle pan or grill to high. Toss the peppers and onions in the oil and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side until slightly softened and lightly charred. Set aside.
  2. Meanwhile make a dressing by mixing the chilli sauce, lime zest and juice, and mayo until smooth, then set aside. Put the lettuce and tomatoes in a large bowl.
  3. Griddle/grill the tortillas for 30 seconds or so on each side until lightly toasted, then cut into wedges. Toss the peppers, onions, coriander and a little dressing with the rest of the salad and season with salt and pepper. Tip the dressed salad onto a serving platter, arrange the chicken portions and tortillas on top and serve with the remaining dressing and lime wedges for squeezing on the side.
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Nutrition

  • 574kcals Calories
  • 28.6g (5g saturated) Fat
  • 37.6g Protein
  • 39.5g (7.5g sugars) Carbs
  • 4.3g Fibre
  • 1g Salt

Quick wins & tips

For a meat-free option swap the chicken for 2 x 400g cans drained and rinsed black beans: fry them with the garlic and chilli, then mix with the charred peppers and onions.

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