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Viewed: 70 - Published at: 6 years agoIngredients
- 4 skinless chicken breasts
- 1 juice of half a lemon
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp fresh black pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 100 grams unsalted cashew nuts
- 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 clove garlic
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1 handful fresh chopped garden mint leaves
- 1 handful fresh chopped dill
- 1 salt & pepper to taste
- 1 extra salt for cucumber
- 1 see my recipe link below
Method
- Mix the rub ingredients to form a paste
- Pat the chicken dry and rub the spice paste over the whole surface.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours
- Soak the cashews in warm water for an hour then drain and rinse
- Put the cashews into a blender with the oil, lemon juice and garlic and puree smooth.
- If the blender is having trouble, add a little rice or almond milk to get it going.
- Don't add too much, the puree needs to be thick
- Grate the cucumber into a bowl and salt it generously.
- Don't worry, you won't be eating all that salt!
- Toss it in the salt and set aside for 5 minutes
- Squeeze the cucumbers to get rid of the salty water.
- You can do it with your hand or pat them in a clean tea towel
- Add them to the cashew mixture with the chopped mint, dill, salt and pepper.
- Mix together and check the seasoning is to your liking.
- Add extra of anything you want more of.
- Cover & chill until needed
- Preheat the oven to gas 6 / 200C / 400F and line a baking tray with foil.
- Let the chicken sit out while the oven gets to temperature
- Bake the chicken for 20 - 25 minutes or until the juices run clear.
- While it rests, squeeze over the juice of half a lemon over each piece of chicken
- Meanwhile make the cous cous by following my recipe directions.
- You can cut the cous cous down to 150g if you like as that recipe serves 5 but it really is delicious so you may like some leftovers!
- Slice the chicken and serve on a bed of cous cous with some tzatziki on the side
- This is a great meal for having friends over as it's great to serve the cous cous in big dish so everyone can help themselves.
- It's also delicious hot or cold so any leftovers can be had as a salad or made into a fabulous sandwich
