Middle Eastern Chicken Salad

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Ingredients

6 portion(s)

1 lemon, rind and juice
200 g hazelnuts
80 g sesame seeds
1 tablespoon tbsp cumin, ground
2 teaspoon coriander seeds, ground
1000 g chicken tenderloins
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Handful flat leaf parsley
50 g olive oil
30 g pomegranate molasses
15 g agave syrup
salt, to taste
400 g can Chickpeas, drained and rinsed
150 g rocket
1 Lebanese cucumber, peeled and cubed
400 g mixed cherry tomatoes, quartered
250 g Greek yoghurt
Pomegranate arils or pomegranate juice, to garnish (optional)

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Preparation
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- Recipe is created for
  TM 31
9
Main course

Recipe's preparation

Gluten free

1. Preheat oven to 220°C.

2. Place lemon rind in TM bowl, zest for 10 seconds, speed 9. Scrapedown sides.

3. Add hazelnuts, sesame seeds, cumin, salt and coriander seeds, chopfor 4 seconds, speed 6. Set aside on large dinner plate.

4. Dip chicken tenderloins individually in beaten egg and then coatboth sides in hazelnut crumb. Place on lined baking tray and bake for12 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.

5. Meanwhile, without cleaning TM bowl, add parsley and chop for5 seconds, speed 6.

6. Add olive oil, pomegranate molasses, agave, salt and lemon juice, mixfor 10 seconds, speed 4.

7. Add chickpeas, mix for 5 seconds, reverse speed 1.

8. Toss rocket, cucumber and tomatoes together and arrange on a largeserving platter. Top with chickpea mixture and cooked chicken. Dot with yoghurt and serve garnished with pomegranate arils or juice.

Variation: Chicken tenderloins are ideal for this recipe, but can be replaced with strips of chicken breast. Cooking time will be similar.

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