Name: Chilli chicken with BLT salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Buttermilk dressing; 1/3 cup (80ml) buttermilk; 1/4 cup (60g) sour cream; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill; 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 4 chicken thigh fillets (800g), each cut into 3 pieces; 1 teaspoon chilli flakes; 1/2 teaspoon sea salt flakes; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 8 thin slices ciabatta (200g); cooking oil spray; 4 rindless bacon slices (260g); 1 butter (boston) lettuce, leaves separated; 2 medium tomatoes (300g), sliced; 1 medium avocado (250g), sliced

Chilli chicken with BLT salad

This delicious salad combines all the flavours of a BLT sandwich (bacon, lettuce and tomato) with juicy chilli chicken pieces.

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

15M

Total

30M

Ingredients

Buttermilk dressing

1/3 cup (80ml) buttermilk

1/4 cup (60g) sour cream

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill

1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

1 clove garlic, crushed

4 chicken thigh fillets (800g), each cut into 3 pieces

1 teaspoon chilli flakes

1/2 teaspoon sea salt flakes

1 tablespoon olive oil

8 thin slices ciabatta (200g)

cooking oil spray

4 rindless bacon slices (260g)

1 butter (boston) lettuce, leaves separated

2 medium tomatoes (300g), sliced

1 medium avocado (250g), sliced

Method

1.Make buttermilk dressing: Whisk ingredients in a small bowl until combined. Season to taste.

2.Combine chicken, chilli, salt and oil in a large bowl. Cook chicken on a heated oiled grill plate (or grill or barbecue) over medium heat 3 minutes each side or until cooked through. Clean grill plate.

3.Coat ciabatta lightly with cooking oil spray. Cook ciabatta and bacon on heated grill plate over high heat for 1 minute each side or until golden and crisp.

4.Arrange lettuce, chicken, bacon, tomato and avocado on plates; drizzle with dressing. Serve with ciabatta

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