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Chicken tikka toasties with vegie bites

The ultimate comfort meal - tikka in a toastie! You can make it gluten-free too.

  • Time to make: 10 mins, plus 25 minutes for veges
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • ½ cauliflower, broken into florets
  • 2 medium parsnips, cut into slices
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground coriander
  • spray oil
  • 1 ¾ cups cooked chicken, diced
  • 2 teaspoons tikka or mild curry paste
  • 1 cup plain low-fat yoghurt
  • 2 teaspoons apricot chutney/relish
  • squeeze of lemon juice
  • 1 small red onion, very thinly sliced
  • ⅓ cup fresh coriander, roughly chopped
  • 8 slices rye or sourdough bread
  • 1 cup spinach leaves
  • 2 tablespoons mango or apricot relish, for dip
  • ½ cup plain low-fat yoghurt
  • 1 spring onion, finely chopped
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1. Preheat oven to 190ºC. In a bowl, toss cauliflower and parsnips in ground coriander. Transfer to a baking tray and spray with oil. Cook in the oven for 25 minutes or until tinged lightly golden.
    2. Heat a toasted sandwich maker or grill pan. In a bowl, combine chicken with paste, 1/2 cup of the yoghurt, chutney and lemon juice. Stir in onion and fresh coriander. Place a layer of spinach on a bread slice, top with chicken and coriander mix and another slice of bread. Spray with oil. Repeat with remaining filling and bread. Toast sandwiches until golden.
    3. In a small bowl, combine remaining yoghurt, relish and spring onion ingredients. Serve toasties with vege bites and dip.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free bread and check ground coriander, tikka or curry paste and relish are gluten free.

    HFG tip

    This filling can be made ahead and kept chilled in the fridge. The flavour will intensify the longer it is chilled.

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