Salt & chilli chicken salad

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Recipe «Salt & chilli chicken salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 x 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved, 120g mixed salad leaves, 1 small red onion, halved, thinly sliced, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice , Freshly ground black pepper, 3 single chicken breast fillets, 50g plain flour , 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder, 2 tsp garlic powder, Pinch of salt, Vegetable oil, for shallow frying, 1 1/2 tbsp sea salt flakes.

Ingredients:

  • 1 x 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved 
  • 120g mixed salad leaves 
  • 1 small red onion, halved, thinly sliced 
  • 2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice 
  • Freshly ground black pepper 
  • 3 single chicken breast fillets 
  • 50g plain flour 
  • 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder 
  • 2 tsp garlic powder 
  • Pinch of salt 
  • Vegetable oil, for shallow frying 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp sea salt flakes 

Instructions

  1. Combine tomato, salad leaves and onion in a bowl. Whisk olive oil and lemon juice in a jug. Season with pepper. Drizzle dressing over salad mixture and toss until well coated. Place in a serving bowl.
  2. Slice the chicken across the grain into 2cm-thick strips. Combine flour, chilli powder, garlic powder and salt in a bowl. Add the chicken and toss until well coated. Shake off any excess.
  3. Heat enough vegetable oil in a heavy-based frying pan over medium-high heat to reach a depth of 1.5cm. Add one-third of the chicken and cook for 1-2 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel. Repeat in 2 more batches with remaining chicken, adding and reheating oil between batches.
  4. To serve, arrange chicken over salad and sprinkle with sea salt flakes.