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, December 31, 2017.

If your chicken steaks are thicker than 1cm, you may need to cook a little longer until just cooked through.


Ingredients

Potato Salad

  • 600g baby potatoes, diced 2cm
  • 200g green beans
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1/3 bag baby spinach
  • 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 panko breadcrumbs
  • 1-1½ tablespoons 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 honey
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

To Serve

  • 1 lemon, cut into wedges

Steps

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Preheat BBQ hot plate to medium (if using). Cook potatoes in pot of boiling water for about 15 minutes, until tender. Drain, run under a cold tap then leave to drain well.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 spinach; thinly slice spring onions. Set all aside in bowl with Dijonnaise and toss to combine.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. To serve, divide Dijionnaise potato salad and slices of Cajun-crumbed chicken schnitzel between plates. Squeeze lemon juice over schnitzel just before serving.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2089 kj
499 kcal
Protein 37.8g
Carbohydrate 40.2g
Fat 21.1g