RICE SALAD WITH GRAPES & HOISIN CHICKEN: easy, satisfying, portable, healthy, low-sugar & fat

Quick nutritious and tasty salad of rice, grapes and chicken provides lashings of energy for a busy life...

Fruity spicy rice'n chicken dish for a busy life

We all know what it's like trying to eat healthily and well during an election.  If, at the same time, you're trying to balance a second committment, food prep can become a big distraction.

That's why this salad was created.  Make enough of the ingredients for 2-3 servings, assemble as needed, pack one for now and another for later.  

67 used rice as the carbohydrate base but it can be repolaced with pasta or cold potatoes.  

The chicken, easy-peasy but with a spicy more-ish sauce, is easily cooked in an air-fryer or oven.

All ingredients remain fresh and zesty for three days (including cooking day).  

With M&S higher welfare chicken legs still at around £1.50 for 2, the recipe is not going to bust the budget.  In fact, it's worth buying an extra packet of legs, marinading and cooking them at the same time, and freezing for another time when cold. 

Cost: £2.50'ish (6/24)

Makes: 2 servings

Ingredients:

Salad

1-1.5 mugs cooked & cooled brown rice (pref), white rice, pasta or potatoes

2 whole chicken legs, raw

small bunch firm purple/red grapes

1/2-3/4 mug fresh green beans or mange tout

handful spinach or lettuce leaves

Marinade:

3 tbsp hoisin sauce

1 tsp orange zest

1.5 tbsp orange juice

1/16th tsp (if that!) chilli crisp or hot sauce like tobasco or siracha (opt)

Orange Yoghurt Mayonnaise

   3 tbsp strained 0-fat yoghurt 

   1.5 tbsp mayo

   3/4 tsp orange zest

   2 tsp Hoisin sauce

   pepper & salt

Method: