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Sesame Chicken Butternut Barley Salad

This can be a delicious weeknight supper, an exciting packed lunch, a very impressive side dish for those weekend get-togethers, even a picnic lunch in the park or on the beach would be more than complete with this Sesame Chicken Butternut Barley Salad as the main dish.

Total Time

50min

4.3

3 Ratings

Author: Berry Sweet Life

Servings:

Ingredients

Salad

•

1/4 tsp

Salt

•

1 1/2 Tbsp

Warm Water

•

1 dash

Olive Oil

•

to taste

Salt

•

to taste

Ground Black Pepper

•

Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts

•

1/2

Butternut Squash , cubed

•

1 cup

Pearl Barley , cooked

•

1/2 cup

Crumbled Feta Cheese

•

to taste

Fresh Parsley , chopped

•

to taste

Fresh Dill , chopped

Dressing

•

1/3 cup

Olive Oil

•

1 Tbsp

Balsamic Vinegar

•

Lemon , juiced

•

2 tsp

Sesame Seeds

•

1 tsp

Paprika

•

2 tsp

Honey

Cooking Instructions

Preheat the oven to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).

Place the Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts (2) on a baking sheet and brush with Salt (1/4 tsp) dissolved in Water (1 1/2 Tbsp) , place the Butternut Squash (1/2) around the chicken, drizzle the butternut with a little Olive Oil (1 dash) and season with Salt (to taste) and Ground Black Pepper (to taste) .

Bake for 15 minutes.

TO MAKE THE DRESSING: In a small bowl, stir together Olive Oil (1/3 cup) , Balsamic Vinegar (1 Tbsp) , juice from Lemon (1) , Sesame Seeds (2 tsp) , Paprika (1 tsp) , Honey (2 tsp) until well combined. Use some of the dressing to brush the chicken half way through cooking. Pour the rest of the dressing into a small jar to serve alongside the salad.

Take the chicken out of the oven and brush with some of the dressing on both sides, bake for a further 15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and golden. The butternut should be tender now as well.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Pile Pearl Barley (1 cup) into a salad bowl. Slice or cube the chicken breasts and gently fold the chicken and butternut into the barley. Top with Feta Cheese (1/2 cup) , Fresh Parsley (to taste) and Fresh Dill (to taste) .

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

429

FAT

25.7 g

PROTEIN

8.0 g

CARBS

43.8 g