Name: Macadamia-crusted chicken with broad bean salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2/3 cup unsalted macadamia nuts; 1/4 cup sesame seeds; 2 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 2 teaspoon ground coriander; 4 chicken breast fillets; 1/3 cup dijon mustard; 1/3 cup vegetable or olive oil; Broad bean salad; 2 cup frozen broad beans, thawed, shelled; 310 gram can corn kernels, drained; 100 gram char-grilled red capsicum, finely chopped; 1 small red onion, finely chopped; 1/3 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil; 2 clove garlic, crushed

Macadamia-crusted chicken with broad bean salad

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Serves 8

Prep

10M

Cook

25M

Total

35M

Ingredients

2/3 cup unsalted macadamia nuts

1/4 cup sesame seeds

2 teaspoon cumin seeds

1 teaspoon fennel seeds

2 teaspoon ground coriander

4 chicken breast fillets

1/3 cup dijon mustard

1/3 cup vegetable or olive oil

Broad bean salad

2 cup frozen broad beans, thawed, shelled

310 gram can corn kernels, drained

100 gram char-grilled red capsicum, finely chopped

1 small red onion, finely chopped

1/3 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

2 tablespoon lemon juice

2 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil

2 clove garlic, crushed

Method

Macadamia-crusted chicken with broad bean salad

1.Process nuts until coarsely chopped. Add seeds, coriander and a pinch of salt; process briefly until combined. Transfer to a large plate. Brush both sides of chicken with mustard. Press chicken in nut mixture to coat lightly.

2.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Heat oil in a large frying pan over moderate heat. Cook chicken, in batches, 1-2 minutes each side or until golden. Transfer to prepared tray. Bake chicken 10-12 minutes or until cooked. Remove from oven. Stand 5 minutes. Slice thickly.

3.Meanwhile, make Broad Bean Salad as recipe directs.

4.Serve chicken with salad.

Broad bean salad

5.Cook beans in a medium saucepan of boiling water 4 minutes or until tender. Drain; refresh under cold water. Transfer to a large glass bowl.

6.Add remaining ingredients. Season with salt. Stir to combine. Serve.

No spice grinder? Use a mortar and pestle or place nuts in a resealable plastic food storage bag and crush with a rolling pin.
Note

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Ingredients

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Macadamia-crusted chicken with broad bean salad

Broad bean salad

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