Recipe

Chicken on warm lentil salad

  • 40 mins cooking
  • Serves 4
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Ingredients

Chicken on warm lentil salad
  • 4 (800g) breast fillets, cut in half horizontally
  • 2 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 (80g) brown onion, finely chopped
  • 2 (125g) rashers rindless bacon, finely chopped
  • 2 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) dry white wine
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) chicken stock
  • 2 400g cans lentils, rinsed, drained
  • 250 gram cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

Method

Chicken on warm lentil salad
  • 1
    Cook on heated oiled grill plate (or grill or barbecue) until browned both sides and cooked through. Cover to keep warm.
  • 2
    Heat oil in medium saucepan and stir onion, bacon and garlic over heat until bacon is browned and onion is soft.
  • 3
    Add wine; cook until wine is almost evaporated. Add stock and lentils; cook until lentils are hot and stock is reduced by half. Remove from heat; add tomatoes and parsley, stir gently to combine.
  • 4
    Serve chicken with lentil salad.