Steamed Chicken, Grapes and Walnut Salad

Name: Thermomix recipe: Steamed Chicken, Grapes and Walnut Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts, each cut into 4 pieces; water for steaming; 200 Grams red seedless grapes, halved; Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) for frying; 2 - 3 celery stalks, cut on an angle; Generous Handfuls walnuts, toasted; 2 Teaspoons fresh tarragon or chervil if available; 1 Handful Rocket per serving; 1 orange, zest and juice; 40 Grams Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO); 40 Grams rice wine vinegar; 2 Teaspoons pink salt flakes; 1 Teaspoon sugar; Dollop of sour cream; 80 Grams Spiced Orange Cranberry Jelly or regular cranberry jelly; black pepper freshly ground to taste

Serves 6 Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Rated: Print

We love our salads all year round, but this one is more of a summer salad, even a Christmas time salad as it uses grapes which are seasonal through summer of course. We used to shred the chicken for this, but I do love it steamed, seared then diced. It just seems a bit more elegant, perfectly moist for chicken breast in particular and of course, looks pretty as well. You will be surprised how many this salad can feed, and can be added to on demand of course.

I hope you love it too!

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Need

The Salad
2 chicken breasts, each cut into 4 pieces
water for steaming
200 Grams red seedless grapes, halved
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) for frying BUY
2 - 3 celery stalks, cut on an angle
Generous Handfuls walnuts, toasted
2 Teaspoons fresh tarragon or chervil if available
1 Handful Rocket per serving
Orange Dressing
1 orange, zest and juice
40 Grams Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) BUY
40 Grams rice wine vinegar
2 Teaspoons pink salt flakes BUY
1 Teaspoon sugar
Dollop of sour cream
80 Grams Spiced Orange Cranberry Jelly or regular cranberry jelly Recipe
black pepper freshly ground to taste

Do

1: Place the chicken breast into the Varoma dish and tray and set aside. Bring 1L of water to the boil in the Thermomix bowl 8 min/Varoma/speed 2. Place the chicken on top and steam 10 min/Varoma/speed 3.
2: Preheat a frying pan to a medium high heat with a drizzle of EVOO. Sear the steamed chicken on all sides until golden.
3: Rest the chicken while you prepare the rest of the salad. Slice or dice to add to the salad.
4: Orange Dressing;
5: Place all ingredients into the Thermomix bowl and blend 10 sec/speed 8. Dressing will keep chilled for several days.
6: When ready to serve, mix with all other ingredients. Can add rocket and avocado as desired to extend.

Dollop each salad with sour cream and cranberry jelly to just push this over the top!

Tenina Holder is a wife, mother of five and grandmother of eight, who started cooking in the olden days before Thermomix was even a thing.

Tenina has become the premium go to source for all Thermomix expertise and of course fresh and easy recipes that work. Her cooking classes and foodie trips are sold out in literally hours, her cookbooks appear on the Australian best seller lists and her social reach is in the millions. Her Insider Club is the most fun you can have with a Thermomix and you really should join her! She believes chocolate, butter and salt are health foods. Her food positivity mantra is, eat everything, just not all at once!