The Jennifer Aniston Salad

The Jennifer Aniston Salad

The “Jennifer Aniston Salad” is a popular dish that went viral on social media, after fans claimed it was the salad she ate every day on the set of Fr... Read more The “Jennifer Aniston Salad” is a popular dish that went viral on social media, after fans claimed it was the salad she ate every day on the set of Friends for 10 years. Turns out this was false. Her and her co stars actually ate a riff on a cobb salad … but when in doubt print the legend! And also, this is a pretty banging salad that fits an anti-inflammatory, mediterranean dietary style. Enjoy. The “Jennifer Aniston Salad” is a popular dish that went viral on social media, after fans claimed it was the salad she ate every day on the set of Friends for 10 years. Turns out this was false. Her and her co stars actually ate a riff on a cobb salad … but when in doubt print the legend! And also, this is a pretty banging salad that fits an anti-inflammatory, mediterranean dietary style. Enjoy.

Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
0 mins
FREEZER FRIENDLY
No
SHELF LIFE
3 days
Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
High
protein
High
fibre
Prebiotics
Herbs &
spices
Contains
Dairy, Nuts View all Chickpeas, Pistachio, Cucumber, Beans, Milk, Olive oil, Legumes, Dairy, Nuts, Onion, Parsley, Quinoa, Lemon
Ingredients
Serves 2
100g
feta cheese
crumbled
1 can
chickpeas (can)
drained and rinsed
50g
red onion
chopped
200g
cucumber
chopped
50g
chopped
50g
pistachios
chopped roasted, salted
1
juiced large
200g
quinoa (cooked)
Swaps: bulgur wheat (cooked)
The Doctor's Kitchen
Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
High
protein
High
fibre
Prebiotics
Herbs &
spices

NUTRITION PER SERVING (Read more)

31g
Protein
777kcal
Calories
47g
Total Fat
58g
Carbs
7g
Sugars
16g
Fibre
347mg
Calcium
27%
 
7mg
Iron
39%
 
179mg
Magnesium
43%
 
1169mg
Potassium
25%
 
544mg
Sodium
24%
 
1mg
Vitamin B1
83%
 
0.8mcg
Vitamin B12
33%
 
0mcg
Vitamin D
0%
6.7mg
Vitamin E
45%
 
171mcg
Vitamin B9
43%
 
199mcg
Vitamin A
22%
 
44mg
Vitamin C
49%
 
4.6mg
Zinc
42%
 
453mcg
Vitamin K
378%
 
0.9mg
Copper
100%
 
0.5mg
Vitamin B2
38%
 
2.3mg
Vitamin B3
14%
 
0.9mg
Vitamin B6
53%
 
648mg
Phosphorus
52%
 
Protein: 31g; Calories: 777kcal; Total Fat: 47g; Carbs: 58g; Sugars: 7g; Fibre: 16g; Calcium: 347mg (27%); Iron: 7mg (39%); Magnesium: 179mg (43%); Potassium: 1169mg (25%); Sodium: 544mg (24%); Vitamin B1: 1mg (83%); Vitamin B12: 0.8mcg (33%); Vitamin D: 0mcg (0%); Vitamin E: 6.7mg (45%); Vitamin B9: 171mcg (43%); Vitamin A: 199mcg (22%); Vitamin C: 44mg (49%); Zinc: 4.6mg (42%); Vitamin K: 453mcg (378%); Copper: 0.9mg (100%); Vitamin B2: 0.5mg (38%); Vitamin B3: 2.3mg (14%); Vitamin B6: 0.9mg (53%); Phosphorus: 648mg (52%)
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Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
High
protein
High
fibre
Prebiotics
Herbs &
spices
Contains
Dairy, Nuts View all Chickpeas, Pistachio, Cucumber, Beans, Milk, Olive oil, Legumes, Dairy, Nuts, Onion, Parsley, Quinoa, Lemon
Ingredients
Serves 2
100g
feta cheese
crumbled
1 can
chickpeas (can)
drained and rinsed
50g
red onion
chopped
200g
cucumber
chopped
50g
chopped
50g
pistachios
chopped roasted, salted
1
juiced large
200g
quinoa (cooked)
Swaps: bulgur wheat (cooked)
The Doctor's Kitchen

Ingredients

Serves 2
100g
feta cheese
crumbled
1 can
chickpeas (can)
drained and rinsed
50g
red onion
chopped
200g
cucumber
chopped
50g
chopped
50g
pistachios
chopped roasted, salted
1
juiced large
200g
quinoa (cooked)
Swaps: bulgur wheat (cooked)

Method

1

Gather and prepare your ingredients.

2

Place all of the ingredients into a bowl. Pour over the lemon juice and olive oil and toss to coat. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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User comments (25)

Suzanne’s 2 weeks ago

Loved this salad . As nd used crunchy cucumber straight from the greenhouse. Delicious

Jessica 1 month ago

Such a great staple! Filling and tasty

Jade 2 months ago

Love this salad, keep coming back to it. The cucumber is a little too much and so I halve the amount and add some chopped baby gem or romaine lettuce. It is also good with some chopped mint.

Janna 2 months ago

Really enjoyed this salad, especially how easy it is to put together. Have made it several times and also used other up leftover veggies with it (bell pepper for example.)

Matthew 3 months ago

I enjoyed this meal. I didn’t expect it to have much flavour, up the tag of the feta and flavour and texture of the pistachio nuts made it pop. I made the volume for 2 as per the instructions, but the split it into 3 portions as I found the portion size (based on 2) a bit much in one go.

Lorna 3 months ago

This was lovely I used a small bit of sesame oil

Sandahl 3 months ago

I subbed the lemon for lime because lemon.

I also decided to turn the parsley, lime, olive oil, and pistachios into a pesto.

Pro tip: soak the onion in cold water for a few minutes to take some of the edge off.

Peter 3 months ago

Lovely meal in itself salad. I happened to have some asparagus and roasted peppers and enjoyed it with those. Chickpeas recipes are among my favourite and I’d make this again.

4 months ago

Quick and easy to make and very tasty

Angie 4 months ago

Yummy. Massive portions.

Kathrin 4 months ago

Lovely recipe. Put some maple syrup in as well.

Jean 4 months ago

Delicious salad! I highly recommend adding mint in addition to the parsley!

Ali 4 months ago

Really tasty subbed with butter beans and walnuts as didn't have pistachios and chickpeas. Quick too so will definitely make again.

Debra 4 months ago

Really enjoyed it. Think this will be one of our regular meals

Gary 4 months ago

Very tasty and simple together . I think portion size is large for two people but leftovers can be used on the following day.

Maria 5 months ago

Super easy, super delicious, filling! Cooked it twice. First time ingredients as suggested. Second time I used whatever I had available: greek goat hard cheese , some leftovers of greek bolied wild greens, mixed salad leaves. Both, were so yummee🙏🥰

Cat 5 months ago

I didn’t do anything different except omit red onion because I didn’t have it on hand. Fire recipe. So so fresh.

Sue 5 months ago

Quick, easy and tasty!

6 months ago

Roasted the chickpeas, pickled the onions and made a dressing with miso, evoo, lemon and garlic

Grainne 6 months ago

Love this salad as do all the family very quick, very easy and very tasty!

Sam 6 months ago

Super easy and absolutely delicious. Very versatile - I added some mint I needed to use up and topped it with halloumi to make a very satisfying dinner. Would also be great with avocado, rocket/arugula, prawns/shrimp etc etc. Followed the amounts in the recipe for 2 but it made enough for 4.

Suvi 8 months ago

This was easy to make and tastes great. I saved half to take to work for lunch next day and the flavours will probably be even better.Shelling and chopping pistachios took the longest but worth doing.

Imogen 9 months ago

Quick and easy. Great mix of simple flavours. I added capsicum and tomatoes as I had them too. But doesn’t need it.

Jo 9 months ago

I added extra lemon for more tang which is my personal preference, but can’t fault this recipe. Serving size is huge and it’s very tasty!!

Tricia 10 months ago

Quite quick to prepare and filling enough to last

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