Cajun-Crumbed Chicken Schnitzel with Dijonnaise Potato Salad

Cajun-Crumbed Chicken Schnitzel with Dijonnaise Potato Salad

Ready in 40 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Gluten Free Bag on Sunday, January 8, 2017.

Enjoy this delicious homemade panko breadcrumb mix


Ingredients

POTATO SALAD

  • 600g baby potatoes, scrubbed and cut into quarters about 2cm
  • 250g green beans
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 100g baby kale leaves
  • 1–2 spring onions

CAJUN-CRUMBED CHICKEN SCHNITZEL

  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon GF mustard (e.g. wholegrain, Dijon)
  • 550g chicken breasts
  • ¾ cup GF panko breadcrumbs
  • 1–½ tablespoons GF mild Cajun spice seasoning
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

DIJONNAISE

  • 3 tablespoons GF mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon GF Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon runny honey
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

TO SERVE

  • 1 lemon, cut into wedges

Steps

  1. oven to 230oC. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil.
  2. Cook potatoes in pot of boiling water for about 15 minutes, until just cooked. Drain, run under the cold tap then leave to drain well.
  3. In a bowl, whisk together egg, milk and mustard. Pat chicken dry and cut into steaks. To do this, place your hand flat on top of chicken breast and use a knife to slice horizontally to make 2 thin steaks. Place chicken in bowl with egg/milk mixture and set aside to soak for a few minutes.
  4. Whisk all Dijonnaise ingredients together in a large bowl until smooth. Trim ends off beans and thinly slice on an angle; dice tomatoes 1cm; roughly chop baby kale; finely slice spring onions. Set all aside in bowl with Dijonnaise and toss to combine.
  5. Combine breadcrumbs, mild Cajun spice seasoning, salt and pepper on a plate. Shake excess milk off chicken then coat in crumb mixture. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on medium heat.
  6. Cook chicken, in batches, for about 3 minutes each side (depending on thickness), until cooked through. Wipe pan between batches and add more oil as needed. Reduce heat if crumb starts to burn. Slice schnitzel thickly. Add potatoes to bowl with salad, toss and season with salt and pepper.
  7. divide Dijionnaise potato salad and slices of Cajun-crumbed chicken schnitzel between plates. Squeeze lemon juice over schnitzel just before serving.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2066 kj
494 kcal
Protein 36.4g
Carbohydrate 40.8g
Fat 20.9g