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  • 22 minutes
  • Difficulty Easy
  • 11 Ingredients
October 31, 2024

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This mouth-watering recipe takes 1 1/2-2 hours to marinate then it’s a quick 15 minutes to whip up.

Made with Paul Newman’s Own Balsamic Salad Dressing. A great tasting product, using high quality ingredients. The perfect solution for summer entertaining or fresh family meals.

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Paul Newman's Own Balsamic Salad Dressing
  • 12 chicken tenders
  • 3/4 cup pearl couscous
  • 1 x 400g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 1 medium Lebanese cucumber, chopped into 1 cm pieces
  • 1 red onion, sliced
  • 1 cup shredded mint leaves
  • 3/4 cup toasted walnuts, roughly chopped
  • 3/4 cup cranberries
  • 180g feta, crumbled
  • 1/2 cup extra Paul Newman's Own Balsamic Salad Dressing

Method

  1. In a bowl combine the dressing and chicken tenders, mix well to marinate. Chill for 1 1/2-2 hours.
  2. In a small saucepan combine the couscous and boiling water and simmer covered for 10 minutes until the couscous is plump and the water has been absorbed. Allow to cool.
  3. In a bowl combine the couscous with the chickpeas, cucumber, onion, mint, walnuts, cranberries and feta then drizzle over the extra dressing and mix well. Chill until required.
  4. Thread the chicken tenders onto 12 skewers, spray with oil and char grill for 10-12 minutes or until cooked through.
  5. Spoon the salad onto a serving platter, garnish with mint leaves and serve immediately with the chicken skewers.

  • This sounds absolutely delicious and nutritious too! I have never enjoyed dried fruit in salads and savoury dishes but there is something about it in couscous that just works! I love that this is preotin packed too, hubby complains is salads aren’t filling enough but the chicken and chickpeas is a great combo! Tasty!

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  • The flavours of this salad sound absolutely amazing! Everything is so well balanced and perfect for Christmas lunch on a hot Aussie summer’s day. Would also be great to take along to a picnic too. It’s so nice and fresh! I love the combination of the cranberries and feta with the chicken.

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  • This looks amazing! Perfect for entertaining and making for a crowd. I might have to add this one to my Christmas menu!

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  • I’d make this and but maybe just a sprinkle of cranberries! Thank you

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  • You had me at the Paul Newman’s Balsamic dressing! It is one of the loveliest ones around and really peps up a salad. I love the combination of cranberries and feta but would probably sneak some beetroot into the mix as well. The chicken tenders were a go to of my household when my husband was still on this mortal earth with me, but I haven’t seen them for quite a while. Must look out for them again for this recipe.

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  • Never tasted this with cranberries. Can’t say I’d add cranberries or cranberry sauce on this but looks yum!

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  • This looks absolutely delicious and perfect for summer. I love all the colour! You could even do it with store bought kebabs to save time too. It’s a great idea, but sadly the fuss pots in my family probably wouldn’t buy it. My husband won’t even it salad, so unfortunately I probably won’t get to try it.

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  • This dish isnperfect for summer. I love all the ingredients, only thing I would change is the chicken tenders for chicken breast but that is just a personal choice. I love that this dish has a variety of flavours and textures and when served up loooks like it is full of colour.

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  • I will absolutely try this. I’ve just bought a bag of couscous and have been hunting for some summery, fresh recipes. I’m trying to give the Mediterranean diet a whirl, see if it can get me off the carbs for a little bit. And love a good chickpea recipe! Shawarma soup was on the menu tonight and it was excellent

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  • My whole family love chicken skewers so I know those would be a hit and the salad looks pretty amazing too. Unfortunately nobody in my family likes feta apart from me so maybe I could leave that out or substitute with a different type of cheese to keep everyone happy. :)


    • I absolutely adore eating feta cheese; but when a recipe has an ingredient or cheese I do not like; I simply substitute it with a cheese I do like to eat. In fact; I quite often buy a variety of different cheese when on special and swap it out with cheese in recipes.

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  • I absolutely love the look of this dish and this recipe looks so healthy and so good to eat. This is a recipe and dish that would be so good to serve at a weekend get together for family and friends. This dish has a big wow factor and would look great on a table.

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