Ingredients

  • 4 skinless chicken breasts
  • 80 ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lemon, sliced
  • fresh ground black pepper, to taste
  • sea salt, to taste
  • 10 g flat leaf parsley
  • 65 g pistachios, roughly chopped
  • 12 red onion, finely sliced
  • 1 grapefruit, segmented
  • 1 finely red chile, sliced
  • 250 ml plain yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • sea salt, to taste
  • fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Method

  • Slice each chicken breast into three escalopes.
  • Place the chicken escalopes on a chopping board, cover with a freezer bag and pound them until they are about 5 mm (1/4 inch) thick.
  • Place the chicken escalopes in a flat ceramic dish and pour 60 ml (1/4 cup) of the olive oil over them.
  • Scatter the lemon slices over the chicken, and add freshly ground black pepper, cover and marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  • Heat a large pan over a high heat for 2 minutes.
  • Remove the chicken from the marinade and sprinkle it with sea salt.
  • Cook the chicken in the pan for 1 minute on each side or until cooked through and golden.
  • Toss the herbs with the pistachios, onion, grapefruit, chilli and the remaining olive oil, then season to taste.
  • Divide the onion/grapefruit mixture among four plates and top each with three pieces of chicken.
  • Serve the chicken with the yoghurt dressing on the side.
  • To make the yoghurt dressing: Stir all the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl.