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Roast Chicken Caesar Sandwich

Leftover roast chicken and cavolo nero in a light yoghurt Caesar dressing with Parmesan, made on Sunday night for two packed lunches.

Makes
2 servings
Prep
20 minutes
Servings
2

Ingredients

For the Filling

To Serve

Method

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  1. Put the onion in a small bowl with half the lemon juice and a pinch of salt. Leave it for , until slightly softened.

    • ½ red onion
    • ½ lemon
    • salt and pepper
  2. Mix the yoghurt, garlic, mustard and the rest of the lemon juice in a bowl, then season with salt and pepper.

    • 60g Greek yoghurt
    • ½ garlic clove
    • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
    • ½ lemon
  3. Put the cavolo nero in a large bowl with the oil and a pinch of salt. Scrunch it with your hands for , until it darkens and softens.

    • 70g cavolo nero
    • 1 tsp olive oil
  4. Add the chicken, onion, parsley, Parmesan and dressing to the cavolo nero and mix well.

    • 140g leftover roast chicken
    • parsley
    • 15g Parmesan
  5. Pack the filling in a tub and keep it in the fridge for up to 3 days. Make each sandwich on the day, so the bread stays fresh.

    • 4 slices of bread

Calories

Each sandwich comes to about 450 to 500 calories with two slices of bread.

For Ted

Give Ted plain chicken from the roast, because the salted cavolo nero and Parmesan make the filling too salty for him.

Source: Adapted from Mob, by Jodie Nixon

In the meal plans for the week of 26 October.