Healthy lunch box recipes: hot buffalo chicken with raw slaw and rice salad

At some point we all vow to turn over a new leaf and take our own lunches into work. But this doesn't have to mean unsatisfying and carb-heavy cheese sandwhiches. As part of a new recipe series, the ladies at new delivery service Lunch Bxd share their recipes for healthy boxes. This week, it's all about buffalo chicken, tahini raw slaw and red rice salad.

"This is a great way of using up left over roast chicken or pork. Alternatively you can cook from scratch by marinating chicken thighs or drumsticks in the buffalo sauce for 30 minutes (2 pieces per person) and roast in a 200 C oven for 35-40 minutes until cooked through and crisp before pulling of the bone into pieces with two forks."

Buffalo chicken with tahini raw slaw and red rice salad recipe

Ingredients

(serves 2)

For Salad:

1 200g can of chickpeas

60g camargue rice

A handful of toasted, crushed walnuts

A small bunch of chopped soft herbs (chervil, coriander, parsley or chives)

15g mixed salad leaves

1 tsp wholegrain mustard

1 tsp olive oil

Raw Slaw:

1 red apple (grated)

1 red beetoot (grated)

1 carrot (grated)

2 tbsp tahini

2 tbsp yoghurt

Lemon juice, to taste

Buffalo Sauce: 1 garlic clove, 2 tsps paprika, 2 tsps cajun spices, 2 tsps cider vinegar, 2 tsps Lea and Perrins, 1 tsp hot sauce, 2 tbsps honey, 2 tbsps cashews, 2 tsps vegetable oil

Method

Place a pan of water on to boil and cook the camargue rice as per packed instructions.

Meanwhile, prepare the rest of the dish. For the raw slaw, grate the apple, beetroot and carrot. Place in a sieve over the sink and squeeze between two hands to get rid of any excess water. Place in a new bowl and combine with the tahini and yogurt. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice.

Blitz the buffalo sauce ingredients until smooth. If you are using up left overs, fry the sauce ingredients in a pan for 5-8 minutes until coloured and darkened and combine well with your pulled meat.

Combine the cooked rice with the rest of the salad ingredients. Serve alongside the raw slaw, buffalo pulled chicken or pork and a wedge of lemon.

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