• Pan-fried chicken breasts with avo, grapefruit and spring onion salad

    Chicken and salad is always a perfect lunch idea!

    TOTAL TIME 30 minutes | SERVES 2 – 4 

     

    INGREDIENTS 

    For the chicken 

    • 4 chicken breasts
    • 2 tsp ground cumin
    • 2 tsp ground coriander
    • ½ tsp dried chili flakes

    For the salad 

    • 1 avocado, sliced
    • 3 grapefruits, peeled and sliced
    • 2 spring onions, chopped
    • mint leaves (optional)
    • 2 tbsp olive oil
    • 1 tbsp vinegar
    • salt
    • pepper

     

    METHOD

    RUB spice mix onto chicken breasts.

    HEAT a pan over medium-high heat and fry the chicken breasts until slightly charred and the breasts are cooked through, about 5 minutes on each side.

    PREPARE the salad by combining all the ingredients and topping with the oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.

    SERVE the chicken sliced with the salad.

     

    Pan-fried chicken breasts with avo, grapefruit and spring onion salad

    Serves: 2 - 4
    Total Time: 30 minutes

    Ingredients

    • For the chicken 
    • 4 chicken breasts
    • 2 tsp ground cumin
    • 2 tsp ground corinader
    • ½ tsp dried chili flakes
    • For the salad 
    • 1 avocado, sliced
    • 3 grapefruits, peeled and sliced
    • 2 spring onions, chopped
    • mint leaves (optional)
    • 2 tbsp olive oil
    • 1 tbsp vinegar
    • salt
    • pepper

    Instructions

    1

    Rub spice mix onto chicken breasts.

    2

    Heat a pan over medium-high heat and fry the chicken breasts until slightly charred and the breasts are cooked through, about 5 minutes on each side.

    3

    Prepare the salad by combining all the ingredients and topping with the oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.

    4

    Serve the chicken sliced with the salad.

     

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    Recipe and styling by Claire Ferrandi

    Photograph by Dylan Swart

    Imka Webb
    Author

    Imka Webb is a freelance digital marketing expert and the digital editor of Food & Home Entertaining magazine.  www.imkawebb.com