Quaker Recipes
Gremolata Chicken with Baked Basil and Tomato Chutney
Serves 4
Strips of chicken dipped in oats lemon and garlic, pan fried in olive oil, served on avocado and rocket salad finished with a drizzling of the baked tomato and basil chutney.
You will need
- 4 small skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
- 85g (3oz) Quaker Oats
- Grated zest 1 lemon
- 2 cloves of garlic chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 15g (1/2 oz) butter
- 1 large ripe avocado, stoned and peeled
- 1 bag wild rocket
- A few handfuls baby spinach leaves
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Squeeze of lemon
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the Baked Basil and Tomato Chutney
- 675g (1 1/2lb) baby plum or cherry tomatoes
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 3 tbsp demerara sugar
- 2 dried, whole chillies
- 1 bunch fresh basil, torn
Preparation
First, prepare the chutney
- Preheat the oven to 220C, 425F, Gas Mark 7.
- Place the tomatoes in a shallow oven-proof dish and spoon over the olive oil and vinegar. Scatter over the sugar and chillies and season well.
- Bake the tomatoes in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until slightly charred and split, but still whole. Scatter over the basil. Serve warm or cold.
While the tomatoes bake, create the Gremolata Chicken
- Pre heat oven to gas mark 6 (200C). Cut each chicken breast into 3 long thick strips. Place the oats on a plate and toss in the lemon rind, garlic and parsley, set to one side. Dip the chicken strips in the egg white then coat each with the gremolata oats.
- Heat a large non stick frying add the oil and a nut of butter, lay in the chicken strips and fry over a moderate heat for 2-3 minutes until lightly golden. Transfer the chicken strips onto a baking tray, place in the oven for a further 5-6 minutes, or until golden and cooked.
- Meanwhile, slice the avocado combine with the rocket and spinach and toss with the olive oil and lemon, season and pile onto 4 large plates.
- Spoon the hot oaty chicken over the dressed salad leaves, and serve at once with the baked tomato and basil chutney .
Nutritional Information
Gremolata Chicken Per 100g serving:
- Energy 143 kcal / 600 kJ
- Proteins 13.2g
- Carbohydrates 4.9g
of which sugar 0.3g - Fat 7.9g
of which saturated 2.0g - Fibre 1.6g
- Sodium 0.1g
Basil and Tomato Chutney Per 100g serving:
- Energy 85 kcal /356 kJ
- Proteins 0.8g
- Carbohydrates 11.9g
of which sugar 11.8g - Fat 3.7g
of which saturated 0.6g - Fibre 0.9g
- Sodium 0.0g
