Salads

Midnight Beauty® Seedless Black Grapes Heart Healthy Salad

"A heart healthy salad, full of antioxidants which can help lower bad cholesterol and maintain a healthy blood pressure," - nutritionist Kathryn Elliott.

Serves: 4.
Prep Time: 15 minutes.
Cooking Time: 12 minutes.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Midnight Beauty® seedless black grapes
• 4 Qukes® baby snacking cucumbers
• 2 baby fennel
• 2 Sweet Gems™ baby cos lettuce hearts
• 1/2 lemon
• 1/2 bunch fresh tarragon, chopped
• 4 chicken thigh fillets
• 1 cup white wine
• 1 cup cooked barley

Dressing

• 1 cup Midnight Beauty® seedless black grapes
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp seeded mustard

Cooking Instructions

• Place the dressing ingredients into a blender and whizz together until well combined.
• Place the chicken thigh fillets, half of the tarragon, white wine and lemon into a saucepan. Add enough water to just cover the chicken.
• Place over a medium heat and bring to a very light simmer. Turn the heat down, cover with a lid and gently poach for 12 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
• Remove the chicken and leave to cool while you finish making the salad.
• FInely sice the fennel and cucumber. Place in a bowl, together with the barley and cos lettuce hearts.
• Shred the poached chicken into bite-sized pieces.
• Add the chicken to the vegetables and toss together.
• Scatter over the Midnight Beauty® grapes, drizzle over the dressing and garnish with rest of tarragon.