Speedy Griddled Chicken with Crushed Walnuts, Lemon & Mint
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Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Toasting walnuts brings out their rich flavour, and mixed with zingy lemon, hot chilli and cool mint they make a vibrant, mouthwatering salsa to go alongside succulent griddled organic chicken breast.
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499 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 500g new potatoes
  • 35g walnuts
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 cayenne chilli
  • A handful of mint, leaves only
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 chicken breasts, boneless & skinless
  • 60g Hugh's summer salad leaves
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  • Sea salt
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • Freshly ground pepper
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Put a large pan of hot, salted water on to boil. Scrub the new potatoes and chop them into bite-sized chunks. Set aside.

  • 2.

    Set a dry frying pan over a medium heat. Add the walnut halves and toast for 2-3 mins till they're browned and smell nutty. Tip onto a board, let them cool for a few mins then roughly chop them. Pop them in a small bowl.

  • 3.

    Finely grate the zest of the lemon into the bowl. Squeeze in the juice. Halve the chilli, scoop out the seeds and white pith, and finely chop the chilli. Add to the bowl. Finely chop the mint leaves and add them too. Stir to mix and set aside.

  • 4.

    The water should be boiling by now, so add the potatoes. Pop a lid on the pan and simmer the potatoes for 15 mins till they're tender when pressed with a fork.

  • 5.

    While the potatoes simmer, peel and crush or grate the garlic clove. Stir into 1 tsp olive oil with a pinch of salt and pepper. Place the chicken breasts between 2 sheets of baking paper. Bash with a rolling pin or a pestle till they're around 2cm thick. Rub in the garlic and oil.

  • 6.

    Put the frying pan back on a medium heat to warm for 2 mins, then add the chicken. Fry for 5 mins till browned, then flip and fry for another 5 mins. The chicken should be cooked through – if you slice into it, there should be no pink.

  • 7.

    While the chicken cooks, toss the summer leaves with 1 tsp olive oil and some salt and pepper.

  • 8.

    The potatoes should be cooked by now, so drain them well. Pop the chicken breasts onto 2 warm plates and heap up the potatoes and salad next to them. Spoon over the crushed walnut, lemon and mint salsa and serve.

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