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Spicy chicken salad with tahini dressing

The pink blush of the grapefruit comes from carotenoids which help boost our immunity.

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 2.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons cumin powder
  • 600g chicken breast fillets
  • 1 large (500g) fennel bulb, halved, shaved
  • 1 small red onion, shaved
  • 2 red grapefruit, peeled, sliced
  • 200g low-fat plain yoghurt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon tahini
  • dill sprigs, to serve
  • ½ x 75g punnet pomegranate seeds
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat the oven to 220°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Sprinkle cumin all over chicken. Spray chicken with oil. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook chicken for 2 minutes each side, or until browned.

    2 Transfer chicken to prepared tray. Bake for 10 minutes, or until cooked. Remove from oven. Rest for 5 minutes. Season. Slice.

    3 Meanwhile, arrange the fennel, onion and grapefruit on a large serving platter. Whisk the plain yoghurt, juice, 1 tablespoon of warm water and tahini in a small bowl until combined. Season.

    4 Arrange chicken over the salad on the platter. Dollop the tahini yoghurt over the top. Season salad with freshly ground black pepper. Sprinkle with dill and pomegranate seeds to serve.

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