Smoked chicken and pawpaw salad with pistachio pesto

October 16, 2014 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)
Smoked chicken and pawpaw salad with pistachio pesto

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Smoked chicken and pawpaw salad with pistachio pesto

Serves: 4
Cooking Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • PESTO
  • 250ml (1 cup) fresh coriander
  • 250ml (1 cup) shelled pistachio nuts, dry roasted
  • 2 – 3 garlic cloves
  • 125ml (½ cup) extra virgin olive oil
  • zest and juice of 1 lime
  • 60ml (¼ cup) Parmesan, grated
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 4 smoked chicken breasts
  • 2 pawpaws, sliced
  • 20 large strawberries, washed and hulled
  • 100g micro greens or baby salad leaves
  • 2 limes, cut into wedges

Instructions

1

To make the pesto, whiz all the ingredients together in a food processor and season.

2

Arrange the chicken and salad ingredients on plates or a platter, drizzle with the pesto and serve with the lime wedges.

 

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