Sesame and Ginger Chicken
Author:
Annabelle Cooper
Category
Chicken,Dinner,Gluten Free,Low Carb,Lunch,Salad
Difficulty
Beginner
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4
8 mins
8 mins
16 mins
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 2 skinless chicken breast fillets
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2 garlic cloves crushed
- salt and pepper
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400 g snowpeas trimmed
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
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1 bunch fresh coriander leaves picked
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½ red onion finely diced
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1 fresh red chilli deseeded, finely chopped
Directions
What are we cooking today?
Coriander, ginger, and sesame work magic with chicken. This salad is simple, high in protein and very healthy.
Getting started
- Cook the sesame seeds in a frying pan over a medium heat until toasted.
Preheat a sandwich grill. Slice the chicken fillets in half lengthways. Smear both sides of the chicken with garlic and ginger. Season with salt and pepper. Cook in the sandwich press for 2 minutes or until cooked through. Set aside to rest.
- (Alternatively, cook the chicken under a grill or with extra virgin olive oil in a pan).
Meanwhile, cook the snowpeas in a saucepan of boiling water for 1 minute. Drain and refresh under cold running water.
Toss the snowpeas with the sesame oil.
In a bowl combine coriander leaves, sesame seeds, onion and chilli. Slice chicken fillets and serve on the snowpeas.
Top with the sesame and coriander.
Serve immediately.
Annabelle's tips
- Add more chilli as desired for a hotter kick to the salad.
- A touch of sweet chilli sauce also gives this a sweet element (but obviously not as healthy).
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 4
- per serving
- Calories
- 580
- Total Fat
- 15 grams
- 20%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 grams
- 10%
- Cholesterol
- 59 milligrams
- 20%
- Sodium
- 51.31 milligrams
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 6 grams
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 5 grams
- 18%
- Protein
- 28 grams
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.