Melon salad with pesto chicken

AUTHOR
Harley Romero
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 4
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 4 Chicken fillets (approx. 150 g each)
  • 3 tablespoons (30 g) Pine nuts
  • 4-5 Tbsp Oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper, 1 pinch of sugar
  • 1/2 Head iceberg lettuce
  • 1/2 (approx. 1,2 kg; e.g. seedless) small watermelon
  • 2 TABLESPOONS White wine vinegar
  • 1-2 TABLESPOONS Lime juice
  • 4 TSP Pesto (glass)
  • 7-10 Tbsp Chervil and untreated lime

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash the chicken fillets and pat them dry. Roast pine nuts in a pan without fat until golden brown. Take them out and let them cool down. Heat 1-2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan. Fry the chicken fillets for 6-7 minutes on each side. Season with salt and pepper, let it cool down a little

  2. 2

    Clean, wash and cut the salad into pieces or strips. Quarter melon, cut flesh from skin, remove seeds if necessary. Cut melon into bite-sized pieces

  3. 3

    Mix vinegar, lime juice, salt, pepper and sugar. Whip 3 tablespoons of oil into it. Mix salad, melon and marinade, leave to stand briefly

  4. 4

    Spread the fillets with pesto and cut into slices. Arrange on the salad. Sprinkle with pine nuts and garnish if desired. Served with: Baguette

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
390 kcal
CARBS
14 g
FATS
19 g
PROTEINS
37 g

Categories & Tags

AppetizerMain dishSalad