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Pan-grilled smashed chicken fillets with green herb sauce

By Phillippa Cheifitz
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4
Easy
15 minutes
4 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast fillets
  • olive oil
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • steamed potatoes, for serving
  • fresh herbs, to garnish
  • For the green herb sauce, blend:

  • 4 t fresh dill chopped
  • 4 t fresh mint chopped
  • 35 g watercress chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 2 T olive oil
  • 1 T lemon juice
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method

Place the chicken fillets between 2 sheets of baking paper and flatten until very thin using a meat mallet or a rolling pin. Oil and season.

Sear in a very hot pan until brown but still moist. Serve with the sauce and steamed potatoes and garnish with fresh herbs.