and Zucchini Salad
Lemony couscous with crumbles of feta cheese and beautiful zucchini ribbons makes for a picture-perfect salad. It is paired with a crispy pesto chicken that is as easy to make as 1,2,3!
Allergens
Utensils
Chicken Breasts
2 unit
Lemon
1 unit
Shallot
50 g
Basil Pesto
0.25 cup
Pearl Couscous
0.75 cup
Zucchini
200 g
Garlic
6 g
Feta Cheese, crumbled
0.25 cup
Oil
2.5 tbsp
Salt and Pepper
0.25 tsp
Before starting, preheat the oven to 425°F.Wash and dry all produce. Zest, then juice half the lemon (whole lemon for 4 ppl). Cut any remaining lemon into wedges. Peel, then finely chop the shallot. Peel, then mince or grate garlic. Using a vegetable peeler, peel zucchini lengthwise into long ribbons. Pat chicken dry with paper towels, then season with salt and pepper.
Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add 1 tbsp oil (dbl for 4 ppl), then chicken. Sear, until golden, 2-3 min per side, then add directly to a baking sheet. Bake chicken, in the middle of the oven, until cooked through, 8-10 min.\*\*
Meanwhile, heat a medium pot over medium-high heat. When hot, add 1/2 tbsp oil (dbl for 4 ppl), then shallots. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 2-3 min. Add couscous and garlic. Stir together, until couscous is slightly golden, 2-3 min. Add1 1/3 cups water and 1 tsp salt (dbl both for 4 ppl). Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, still covered, until couscous is tender, 8-10 min.
Whisk together half the lemon zest, half the pesto, 1 tbsp lemon juice and 1 tbsp oil (dbl both for 4 ppl) in a large bowl. Set aside. When couscous is tender, add zucchini ribbons and couscous to the dressing. Season with salt and pepper. Toss together.
Heat the same pan (from step 2) over low heat. When the pan is hot, add remaining lemon zest and remaining pesto. Cook, stirring together, until pesto is warmed through and slightly loose, 1 min.
Thinly slice chicken. Divide chicken and couscous salad between plates. Spoon lemony pesto sauce over chicken and crumble feta over top. Squeeze a lemon wedge over top, if desired.
3264
kJ
Energy (kJ)
780
kcal
Calories
36
g
Fat
8
g
Saturated Fat
64
g
Carbohydrate
6
g
Sugar
7
g
Dietary Fiber
53
g
Protein
135
mg
Cholesterol
710
mg
Sodium