- 2 grapefruit
- 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 mini romaine lettuce
- A 25g bag of pumpkin seeds
- 1 red onion
- A 150g bag of quinoa
- A handful of mint, leaves only
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 300ml cold water
- ½ tbsp + 2 tsp olive oil
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
- 300ml boiling water
- Deep frying pan or wok
- Measuring jug
- Small pan with a lid
- Sieve
- A couple of bowls
- Cling film (optional)
- Frying pan
- 1.
Squeeze the juice from 1 grapefruit into a deep frying pan or wok. Add 300 ml cold water. Set the pan over a medium heat and bring to a gentle simmer. Add the chicken breasts to the pan and pop on a lid. Simmer for 15 mins till the chicken is cooked through.
- 2.
Meanwhile, peel and finely slice the onion. Heat a pan for 1 min. Add ½ tbsp olive oil and add the onion with a pinch of salt. Cook for 3-4 mins, stirring occasionally, till just softened. Add ½ tsp cumin and stir together.
- 3.
While the onion cooks, rinse the quinoa under cold running water. Tip it into the onion pan. Stir for 1 min to lightly toast the quinoa and coat it in the spiced onions. Pour in 300 ml boiling water. Pop on a lid and cook for 15 mins till the water is absorbed. Remove the lid and leave to cool slightly.
- 4.
When the chicken is cooked through, lift it out of the pan and put in a bowl. Pour over the poaching liquor. Cover with a plate or cling film to keep warm.
- 5.
Slice the skin off the remaining grapefruit. Hold the grapefruit over the pan you cooked the chicken in and use a sharp knife to slice out the segments into the pan. Squeeze the membranes into the pan to get any remaining juices. Pour in 2 tbsp honey. Put the pan on a low heat and cook for 10 mins till syrupy.
- 6.
Warm a frying pan over a medium heat. Tip in the pumpkin seeds and toast for 3-4 mins till popping and nutty smelling. Tip into a small bowl.
- 7.
Halve the lettuce, keeping the root on as this will hold the lettuce together. Drizzle each half with 1 tsp olive oil. Add to the frying pan, cut-side down. Cook for 5 mins till charred on the bottom. Remove from the pan and place on 2 warm plates.
- 8.
Shred the mint leaves. Stir most of them into the quinoa, then heap it onto the plates. Pull the chicken into shreds using 2 forks. Add to the plates. Top with some grapefruit jam, a handful of the toasted pumpkin seeds and the remaining mint. Sprinkle over a pinch of cumin to serve.