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    Poached chicken with mustard & herb lentils

    • Low Fat
    • Gluten Free
    • Preparation time: 10 minutes
    • Cooking time: 25 minutes

    Serves: 4

    Ingredients

    4 chicken breast fillets
    200g trimmed fine green beans
    2 x 250g pouches Waitrose Love Life Ready To Eat Puy Lentils
    1 Jazz or other eating apple, cored and sliced
    25g walnut pieces, toasted

    FOR THE DRESSING
    1 tbsp nonpareille capers, drained
    20g pack dill, leaves only, roughly chopped
    2 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
    1 echalion shallot, finely diced
    2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
    1 tsp wholegrain mustard
    3 tbsp white wine vinegar
     

    Method

    1. Bring a medium saucepan of water to the boil over a high heat. Add the chicken breasts, bring back to the boil for 5 minutes and then remove from the heat. Cover with a lid and set aside for
    20 minutes until cooked throughout, the juices
    run clear and there is no pink meat.

    2. In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients. Season.

    3. Blanch the beans for 1 minute in boiling water. Drain, rinse in cold water and dry on kitchen towel. Cook the lentils according to pack instructions. Place in a large bowl with the beans, apple and walnuts. Toss with half of the dressing.

    4. Remove the chicken from the poaching liquid and slice thickly. Place on top of the lentils and drizzle with the rest of the dressing. 

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