Pan-fried chicken breasts with avo, grapefruit and spring onion salad

Pan-fried chicken breasts with avo, grapefruit and spring onion salad

Chicken and salad is always a perfect lunch idea!

TOTAL TIME 30 minutes | SERVES 2 – 4 

INGREDIENTS 

For the chicken 

• 4 chicken breasts
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• ½ tsp dried chili flakes

For the salad 

• 1 avocado, sliced
• 3 grapefruits, peeled and sliced
• 2 spring onions, chopped
• mint leaves (optional)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• salt
• pepper

METHOD

RUB spice mix onto chicken breasts.

HEAT a pan over medium-high heat and fry the chicken breasts until slightly charred and the breasts are cooked through, about 5 minutes on each side.

PREPARE the salad by combining all the ingredients and topping with the oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.

SERVE the chicken sliced with the salad.

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Pan-fried chicken breasts with avo, grapefruit and spring onion salad

Serves: 2 - 4

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• For the chicken 
• 4 chicken breasts
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp ground corinader
• ½ tsp dried chili flakes
• For the salad 
• 1 avocado, sliced
• 3 grapefruits, peeled and sliced
• 2 spring onions, chopped
• mint leaves (optional)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1

Rub spice mix onto chicken breasts.

2

Heat a pan over medium-high heat and fry the chicken breasts until slightly charred and the breasts are cooked through, about 5 minutes on each side.

3

Prepare the salad by combining all the ingredients and topping with the oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.

4

Serve the chicken sliced with the salad.

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Recipe and styling by Claire Ferrandi

Photograph by Dylan Swart

Imka Webb

Imka Webb is a freelance digital marketing expert and the digital editor of Food & Home Entertaining magazine.  www.imkawebb.com