Grilled Chicken with Summer Salad
Cooking Time:
20 mins
Level:
Easy
This Grilled Chicken with Summer Salad is a simple, fresh and satisfying meal for warm days or busy evenings. The chicken is cooked in a grill pan until golden, while the salad stays crisp and colourful with cucumber, avocado, sweetcorn and baby radishes. It feels light, but still gives you enough protein and comfort for a proper meal. This is the kind of dish you can make after work without spending too long in the kitchen — quick, healthy, and easy to enjoy.
Ingredients
- 1 chicken breast
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- A pinch of salt
- A pinch of black pepper
- A small pinch of dried herbs, optional
- A little lemon juice, optional
For the summer salad
- A handful of mixed salad leaves
- A few slices of cucumber
- ½ avocado, sliced
- 2–3 baby radishes, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons sweetcorn
- A lemon wedge, to serve
For dressing
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- A few drops of lemon juice
- A small pinch of salt and black pepper
Prepare the salad ingredients
Wash the cucumber, baby radishes and salad leaves. Slice the cucumber and baby radishes thinly. Cut the avocado into slices and prepare the sweetcorn.
Keep everything ready before cooking the chicken, so the meal comes together quickly.
Season the chicken
Place the chicken breast on a plate or board. Add olive oil, salt, black pepper and a small pinch of dried herbs if using.
You can also add a little lemon juice for a fresher flavour. Rub the seasoning gently over both sides of the chicken.
Grill the chicken
Heat a grill pan over medium heat. Place the chicken breast in the pan and cook until golden, with clear grill marks on the surface.
Turn the chicken over and cook the other side until the chicken is fully cooked through. If the chicken breast is thick, lower the heat slightly and cook for a little longer.
Assemble the summer salad
Place the mixed salad leaves on one side of the plate. Add cucumber, avocado, sweetcorn and sliced baby radishes.
Drizzle with a little olive oil and lemon juice, then add a small pinch of salt and black pepper.
Serve
Slice the grilled chicken and place it beside the salad. Add a lemon wedge on the plate.
Serve warm as a simple one-person dinner, or make a larger portion for a family meal.