Chicken Fajita Salad for 4

Ingredients
2 Chicken Breasts
1 red pepper
1 green pepper (or whatever you have)
1 onion
1 birds eye chilli if you like it hot
2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground cumin
4 tsp smoked paprika
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
7/8 small-medium tomatoes
2 limes
1 handful of fresh coriander
Extra Virgin olive oil
Crunchy lettuce leaves like little gem, romane or iceberg
Soft leaves like rocket, lambs lettuce or similar
1 tin of black beans
1 ripe avocado

Method
You can prepare the cooked bit and salsa ahead of time and then prepare the salad leaves and avocado (using the lime to stop it getting brown) just ahead if time. You can always microwave the cooked bit later.
1. Heat up a tbsp of olive oil in a pan
2. Slice the onion into half moons and slowly fry until soft and caramelised for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile cut the half of each of the peppers into strips and then add to onions
3. Sprinkle in half of the spices and salt and pepper and mix
4. Cut the chicken into strips cutting with the grain where possible which I find stops the chicken shrinking and hardening. If you like chilli chop it finely now and add to pan when you cook the chicken.
5. When the peppers are soft, remove and all and add chicken and the rest if the spices and salt and pepper to the pan and fry for 10 or so minutes until cooked through
6. 1 minute before the end add a clove of garlic and stir fry so it doesn’t burn
7. Prepare the salsa by chopping the other halves of the peppers and tomatoes into 5mm cubes
8. Finely chop the fresh coriander and add all to a bowl with the squeeze of 1 lime and drizzle of extra virgin oil. Don’t out salt in unless you are preparing just before serving or it will drain your tomatoes of water and become too sloppy.
9. Just before you are about to eat, chop the crunchy lettuce into bite sized pieces and add to the plate with some softer leaves for a varied texture.
10. Chop up the avocado into bite sized pieces, sprinkle salt and pepper and add a squeeze of lime and use hands to ensure it’s evenly coated
11. Drain and rinse the beans and add with avocado to the plate
12. Top with fajita chicken, peppers and onions and them sprinkle on the salsa

Lamb Meatballs, Roasted Veg Quinoa and Mint dipping sauce

Ingredients (5 small lunches or 3-4 dinners)

Edited: 20/02/2016

20

Meat balls

500g Lean lamb mince

1 small brown onion finely chopped

2 cloves of Garlic

1 egg beaten

 

Roasted Veg Quinoa

The following vegetables cut into bite sized chunks

1 yellow and 1 green pepper

1 aubergine

2 courgettes

7/8 medium -small tomatoes

Red onion

Also:

Olive Oil

Salt and Pepper

150g Quinoa

Handful of parsley if you have it

Dipping sauce

5 tbsp Yoghurt

1/2 tbsp Dried Mint

 

1.  First make the roasted veg.  Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.  Put aubergine, courgette and peppers into a roasting tin.  Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and use your hands to ensure it’s evenly coated.  Sprinkle on salt and pepper.  Place in the oven for 20 minutes turning/shaking halfway through.  Once they are done, keep them in a warm place – they don’t need to be boiling hot.

2.  Gently saute the brown onion on the hob for 10 minutes until soft and caramelised.  I usually splash in a tiny bit of boiled kettle water if the edges are turning brown and not soft enough, and stir until evaporated/absorbed.

3.  Add 2 cloves of garlic to the pan and stir fry for one minute and take off the hob.

4.  Add to a bowl with the raw mince and egg.  Use a fork to make sure the onion is evenly distributed, the egg is slightly beaten and the strands of meat are separated.

5.  Roll into about 15  golf ball sized balls and put onto a roasting tin (use the same one as the veg and this should be done by now.)

6.  Put into the oven for 25 minutes turning after about 15 minutes.

7.  Add lots of water to the quinoa and put on the hob to boil for 15 minutes.

8.  Gentry fry the red onion until caramelised and soft.

9.  Place the chopped up tomatoes onto a baking tray with olive oil, salt and pepper to roast for 10 minutes.

10.  Mix the yoghurt and mint together

11.  Drain the quinoa, add the vegetables and some chopped parsley if you have it.

12.  Serve with the meat balls and the dipping sauce.

Highly recommended, very yummy.  My original recipe

 

 

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