Moroccan chicken with chickpea dip and grilled carrot salad
Ingredients
- 2 x 400g cans chickpeagarbanzoXsgarbanzosX in spring water, drained, rinsed
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 ½ tablespoons cumin
- 12 (about 500g raw weight) chicken tenderloins
- 3 small carrots, peeled in ribbons
- 300g green beans, halved lengthways
- 2 cups baby rocketarugulaX
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Instructions
1 Place chickpeas, 1/3 cup of the lemon juice and garlic in a food processor. Blend until mixture is almost smooth. Gradually add ¼ cup water until dip is smooth.
2 Sprinkle seasoning on both sides of chicken. Spray a large grill pan with oil and set over a high heat. Grill chicken, adding carrots for last 2 minutes, for 5-7 minutes or until cooked through and carrot is tender.
3 Meanwhile, bring a medium-sized saucepan of water to the boil. Cook beans for 1 minute or until just tender. Refresh beans in cold water then drain.
4 Place carrots, beans and rocket in a large bowl. Add remaining lemon juice and toss lightly.
5 Serve chicken with grilled carrot salad and chickpea dip.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check seasoning is gluten free.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 390 cal
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Kilojoules 1930 kJ
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Protein 40 g
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Total fat 9 g
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Saturated fat 2 g
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Carbohydrates 30 g
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Sugar 10 g
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Dietary fibre 13 g
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Sodium 250 mg
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Calcium 150 mg
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Iron 4.5 mg
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