Warm Lemon & Thyme Chicken Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
• 1 lemon, zest and juice
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• salt and pepper
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 5 ounces mixed salad greens
• 1 red onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 16 black olives, halved

Recipe

• 1 put the chicken pieces into a bowl, add the lemon zest, thyme, plenty of black pepper and salt to taste, then mix well with your hands.
• 2 heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan then fry the chicken for 8-10 mins, until golden and cooked through.
• 3 meanwhile, spread the leaves and onion over a large platter or in a big salad bowl.
• 4 add the garlic and olives to the pan, then fry for 1 min more. spoon the chicken and olives onto the leaves.
• 5 take the pan off the heat then add the rest of the oil and lemon juice. stir together well, scraping off any bits from the bottom of the pan.
• 6 check the seasoning, then pour over the chicken and salad. serve with crusty bread.