Sizzling chicken platter
- Preparation and cooking time
- Cook: -
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 500g/1lb 2oz total weght)
- 1 tsp hot chilli paste or harissa
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1-2 lettuces, depending on size, such as cos, batavia or Webb's
- ½ cucumber
- ½ bunch radishes
- 25g pine nut, toasted
- handful of mint leaves
For the dressing
- 2 ripe vine tomatoes
- ½-1 tsp hot chilli paste or harissa
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 tbsp olive oil
Method
- STEP 1
Lay the chicken in a shallow dish. Whisk up the chilli paste or harissa, oil, lemon juice and a little salt in a small bowl. Pour over the chicken and rub in to coat each piece.
- STEP 2
To make the dressing, halve, seed and dice the tomatoes. Mix in a bowl with the chilli paste, lemon juice, oil and a little salt. Set aside.
- STEP 3
Heat a griddle pan or start the barbecue, then cook the chicken for 6-8 minutes on each side until cooked through. Remove and wrap in foil to keep it warm.
- STEP 4
Separate the lettuces and spread the leaves over a serving platter. Slice the cucumber and radishes and scatter over the lettuce.
- STEP 5
Cut the chicken into strips and toss with half the dressing in a large bowl. Tip on to the salad and scatter with the pine nuts and mint leaves. Drizzle over the remaining dressing and serve warm.
