Open rye sandwich with chicken & avocado
Rye bread makes for a substantial base for a lunchtime meal. Top with guacamole, Cajun chicken and lime
Cajun grilled chicken with lime black-eyed bean salad & guacamole
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- plus marinating
- Easy
- Serves 2
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For the chicken breast
- 1 tsp rapeseed oil
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp smoked or regular paprika
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 garlic clovefinely chopped
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts(each weighing 140g)
For the black-eyed bean salad
- 200g black-eyed beanfrom a can, drained (or butter or cannellini beans)
- 2 tomatoesdeseeded and diced
- 85g sweetcornfrom a can, drained
- 2 spring onionstrimmed and finely chopped
- 25g semi-dried tomatoin oil from a jar, roughly chopped
- zest and juice 1 lime
- small handful corianderfinely chopped
For the guacamole
- 1 avocadostoned and peeled
- ¼ red chillideseeded and finely chopped
- ½ tbsp olive oil
- juice 1 lime
- small handful corianderfinely chopped
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal491low
- fat20g
- saturates4g
- carbs30g
- sugars10g
- fibre12g
- protein48g
- salt1g
Method
step 1
Mix together the oil, herbs, spices and garlic in a large sealable bag. Put the chicken breasts in the bag and mix thoroughly to cover. Bash the chicken with a rolling pin to flatten it a little, then set aside to marinate for at least 15 mins.
step 2
In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients for the bean salad. Stir well and set aside.
step 3
For the guacamole, scoop the flesh from the avocado and put it in a medium bowl, chopping it roughly with the side of the spoon. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. If you prefer your guacamole to be smoother, mash the avocado well with the olive oil and lime juice until it’s at your preferred consistency before stirring in the other ingredients.
step 4
Heat the grill. Line a grill pan with foil, place the chicken breasts on it and grill for 5 mins, checking occasionally. Once golden brown, turn and grill for a further 5-7 mins. Check the middle of the breasts after 5 mins and, if cooked through, remove from the heat.
step 5
Set aside 2 chicken breasts and 2 tbsp guacamole for Open rye sandwich (see 'goes well with', right). Place 1 warm chicken breast on each plate, with some bean salad and a dollop of guacamole on the side.
