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🍽️ Crispy Chicken with Fresh Orange Salad

384 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breast fillets (approx. 140 g each)
• salt
• pepper (from a grinder)
• 1 tbsp clarified butter
• 1 head of lettuce
• 0.5 cucumber
• 2 oranges
• 1 tsp mustard
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius using the top and bottom heat setting.
2. 2. Season the chicken breast fillets with salt and pepper.
3. 3. Heat ghee (clarified butter) in an oven-safe pan until it is hot.
4. 4. Sear the chicken fillets in the pan on one side.
5. 5. Turn the fillets and place the pan in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes to finish cooking the meat.
6. 6. Thoroughly wash the head lettuce.
7. 7. Remove tough stems and wilted leaves from the lettuce.
8. 8. Dry the lettuce in a salad spinner.
9. 9. Tear the dry lettuce into bite-sized pieces.
10. 10. Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise.
11. 11. Slice the cucumber halves into thin rounds.
12. 12. Peel the oranges completely with a sharp knife. Make sure to remove the white bitter pith as well.
13. 13. Carefully cut the fruit segments (fillets) out of the membranes.
14. 14. Catch the dripping orange juice in a small bowl.
15. 15. Squeeze the juice from the remaining orange peels and scraps.
16. 16. Whisk mustard, vinegar, the collected orange juice, salt, pepper, and oil in a bowl to make a marinade.
17. 17. Slice the cooked chicken breast meat diagonally.
18. 18. Toss the lettuce and cucumber slices with the marinade and fresh parsley.
19. 19. Divide the salad among the plates.
20. 20. Decorate the plates with the orange fillets and chicken slices.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 384
• Protein: 49 g · Fett/Fat: 16 g · Carbs: 10 g