Indian Chicken Salad with Avocado and Zhug
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 pack Puy lentils
- ½ avocado
- 1 green chilli (optional)
- 2 yellow vine tomatoes *
- ½ cucumber *
- 1 baby cos lettuce
- 1 pack coconut peanut mix
- Juice of ½ lemon *
Chicken
- 1 pack chicken breast
- 1 pack Indian chicken blend
To Serve
- 1 pack zhug
- 1 bunch mint
Steps
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Cook lentils Preheat BBQ grill to medium-high (if using). Bring a pot of water to the boil. Once boiling, cook lentils for about 20 minutes, until just tender with a bite, drain and rinse under cool running water. Drain and return to pot.
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Prep chicken Pat chicken dry and cut into steaks. Place your hand flat on top of chicken and slice through horizontally. Toss in a bowl with a drizzle of oil, Indian chicken blend and season with salt.
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Cook chicken Heat a drizzle of oil in a fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook chicken for about 5 minutes each side (depending on thickness), or until cooked through. Rest, covered. Alternatively, cook chicken on BBQ.
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Prep salad Dice avocado 1cm; remove seeds from chilli and thinly slice; dice tomatoes and cucumber 1cm; roughly chop lettuce. Toss all in a bowl with cooked lentils, coconut peanut mix, lemon juice and a drizzle of olive oil. Season to taste.
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Slice chicken Thickly slice chicken and reserve any resting juices.
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Serve, zhug topped with salad, chicken and resting juices. Sprinkle over mint.
Nutritional Information
| Energy |
2000 kj 478 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 32.1g |
| Carbohydrate | 17.6g |
| Fat | 29.7g |