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Mieliepap-crusted chicken breasts with avo dressing

30min
Prep Time
30min
Cook Time
4
Servings

Ingredients

Chicken breasts:

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • ½ cup (125ml) flour
  • 2 eggs, whisked
  • 1 cup (250ml) mieliepap
  • ½ lemon

Avocado dressing:

  • 1 avocado
  • 1 Tbsp (15ml) olive oil
  • 20g coriander, roughly chopped
  • ½ cup (125ml) plain yoghurt
  • 2 Tbsp (30ml) lime juice
  • zest of 1 lime
  • salt and pepper

 

  • 2 cups  (500ml) cooked quinoa
  • 50g baby spinach
  • 2 large carrots, peeled into ribbons
  • 4 baby cucumbers, sliced into ribbons
  • 2 beetroots, thinly sliced
  • 4 radishes, thinly sliced
  • 1 baby red cabbage, thinly sliced
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • 1 red pepper, sliced
  • 50g cashew nuts, toasted
  • fresh coriander

Method

Chicken:

  • Preheat the oven to 190°C.
  • Put the chicken breasts between two pieces of cling wrap. Bat them out gently using a rolling pin.
  • Coat the chicken breasts in the seasoned flour, dip them in the whisked egg, and coat them evenly in the mieliepap.
  • Place the breasts on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
  • Bake in the oven for 20 minutes and then check to see if they’re cooked through. If not, cook them a little bit longer.
  • Remove from the oven and drizzle with lemon juice.

Avocado dressing:

  • Blend all the ingredients until smooth.
  • Season to taste.

To assemble:

  • Place ½ a cup of cooked quinoa into each bowl.
  • Slice the chicken breasts into strips and evenly distribute them between the bowls.
  • Arrange all the vegetables in the bowl and drizzle with the avocado dressing and cashew nuts.
  • Top with fresh coriander and serve.

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