Friday 19 February 2010

Spicy Chicken & Pomegranate Salad

* 16 chicken tenderloins (fat and sinew removed)
Marinade
* 1 small bottle of sweet chilli sauce
* The juice of 3 lemons
* 4 large garlic cloves (loosely chopped)
* Tablespoon of olive oil
Vegetables
* 1 bag of spinach
* 1 large broccoli flower cut into florets (or about 16 broccolini stems)
* 3 large sweet potatoes (cut into pieces approx 5-10cm long and 2cm wide) this is all about presentation
* A dusting of cayenne pepper for seasoning
* Salt to taste
Garnish
* Pomegranate pieces
* Chopped flat leaf parsley or alternatively coriander

- Marinate chicken for at least half an hour
- Roast sweet potato in hot oven with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkling of cayenne pepper- Cook broccoli through (but better to be firm than over cooked)
- Cook chicken with its marinade in a fry
-pan till chicken is cooked through and slightly golden and marinade is reduced and sticky
- Present dish with spinach on the bottom, broccoli, then sweet potato and finally the chicken
- Pour the remaining cooked marinade over the salad
- Dress with pomegranate and chopped parsley/coriander

I always get asked for the recipe every time I make this!! Not only is it light and delicious but also the colours are so beautiful it looks fabulous too!!

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