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  • You can substitute the ham with flaked tuna fish and basil for fresh tarragon in this diabetes recipe.

Mediterranean Chicken Salad (Serves 6)

Ingredients

  • 175 g cooked chicken
  • 100 - 125 g cooked ham
  • 175 g French beans or green (string or snap) beans, lightly cooked
  • 175 g new potatoes, cooked
  • 4 plum or cherry tomatoes (yellow or red variety)
  • 1/2 cucumber, peeled
  • 12 black olives
  • 1 tbsp each freshly chopped basil, parsley, and chives
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • pinch of dry mustard powder
  • pinch of cayenne
  • freshly ground black pepper

Garnish

  • 6 anchovies
  • fresh herb sprigs

Preparation

  1. Cut the chicken and ham in to neat strips.  Cut the beans into 2.5 cm lengths and the potatoes into small chunks.  Place in a large bowl.
     
  2. Halve or slice the tomatoes, depending on size.  Cut the cucumber in half lengthways, scoop out and discard the seeds, then cut the flesh into matchsticks.  Add to the bowl.
     
  3. Fold these ingredients together carefully, together with the freshly chopped herbs and olives.
     
  4. In a screw-top jar, shake together the olive oil, wine vinegar, lemon juice, mustard powder, cayenne and seasoning until well blended.  Pour over the chicken salad.
     
  5. Spoon the salad into a glass serving dish.  Garnish the top with fresh anchovies and sprigs of herbs.  Chill for at least 1 hour before serving to allow the flavors to develop.

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