Chicken Breast with Spiced Bulgur Wheat and Beetroot Salad

Chicken Breast with Spiced Bulgur Wheat and Beetroot Salad

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, November 13, 2016.

Pomegranate molasses adds just the right amount of tang to this salad.


Ingredients

SPICED BULGUR WHEAT

  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 cup water
  • ¼ teaspoon chicken spice
  • 1¼ cups bulgur wheat

CHICKEN BREAST

  • 600g chicken breast
  • 1 tablespoon chicken spice
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

BEETROOT SALAD

  • 1 carrot
  • 1 beetroot
  • 2–3 sticks celery
  • ¼ cup raisins
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses

SHREDDED COS

  • ½ cos lettuce

TO SERVE

  • 50g feta cheese, crumbled
  • ¼ cup pumpkin seeds

Steps

  1. BBQ grill or hot plate to high (if using).
  2. Bring stock, water and first measure of chicken spice to the boil in a small pot (with a lid) on high heat. Once boiling, turn off heat. Add bulgur wheat, stir, cover and leave for 18–20 minutes, until grains are tender. Do not lift lid during cooking.
  3. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and cut into steaks. To do this, place your hand flat on top of chicken breast and use a knife to slice through horizontally to make two thin steaks. Coat with second measure of chicken spice, salt and a drizzle of oil in a small bowl and set aside to marinate.
  4. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook chicken steaks for 2–3 minutes each side, until cooked through. Set aside, covered with foil to rest for about 5 minutes before slicing thickly against the grain.
  5. While the chicken cooks, prepare the beetroot salad. Peel and grate carrot; scrub then grate beetroot; finely slice celery. Mix veggies with all remaining beetroot salad ingredients in a large bowl and set aside.
  6. Finely shred lettuce and set aside.
  7. Divide spiced bulgur wheat and shredded cos between plates. Top with beetroot salad and slices of chicken breast. Garnish with crumbled feta and pumpkin seeds.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2143 kj
512 kcal
Protein 41.1g
Carbohydrate 36.4g
Fat 19.6g