Air-fryer crispy chicken autumn Caesar salad recipe

Air-fryer crispy chicken autumn Caesar salad

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

This speedy lunch uses leftover chicken parmigiana for an autumnal Caesar salad, all cooked in the air-fryer. Use ready-made Caesar dressing for ease.

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  • Serves 4
  • Takes 15 mins
  • 552 calories / serving

    Ingredients

    • 200g crusty white bread, torn into bite-sized pieces
    • 2 tbsp olive oil
    • 4 leftover portions crispy chicken (from the Chicken parmigiana)
    • 180g pack curly kale, woody stems removed
    • ½ lemon, juiced
    • 1 Little Gem lettuce, roughly torn
    • 1 red onion, thinly sliced and rinsed under cold water
    • 1 ripe avocado, cut into chunks
    • 4 tbsp Caesar dressing
    • 30g Grana Padano, shaved

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    Each serving contains

    Energy
    2310kJ 552.0kcal
    28%
    Fat
    27g
    high38%
    Saturates
    6g
    high32%
    Salt
    1.1g
    medium19%
    Sugars
    5g
    low5%

    of the Reference intake

    Carbohydrate 41.3gProtein 33.9gFibre 4.2g

    Method

    1. Toss the bread in 1 tbsp olive oil and cook in the air-fryer at 200°C for 2 mins. Shake, then place the chicken on top. Cook for 5 mins until crisp and piping hot. Slice the chicken into strips.
    2. Meanwhile, put the kale in a serving bowl and drizzle with the remaining oil. With clean hands, massage and scrunch the kale for 1-2 mins until softened and deep green in colour. Toss through the lemon juice, lettuce, red onion and avocado. Top with the croutons and crispy chicken, drizzle with the Caesar dressing and finish with the Grana Padano shavings and a twist of black pepper to serve.
    • Tip: This recipes uses leftover chicken from our Air-fryer chicken parmigiana with spaghetti. If cooking in an oven, cook the croutons and reheat the chicken at gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C for 10-12 mins until piping hot throughout. If you don't have leftover chicken, try air-frying frozen Southern fried chicken steaks for 15-20 minutes until golden, before slicing and adding to the salad.

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