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Chicken Salad

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Chicken Salad

There is one sauce that doubles up as marinade and dressing!!

500g chicken breasts

Marinade/Dressing:
30ml olive oil
juice of 2 lemons (60ml)
30ml water
30ml apple cider vinegar
30ml chopped parsley
2 cloves garlic, minced
5ml dried origanum
5ml salt
black pepper

Salad:
lettuce
tomato, chopped
cucumber, chopped
red onion, sliced
avocado pear, sliced

Add all the ingredients for the marinade/dressing to a mixing bowl and whisk together.
Pour half of the mixture into a jug and keep aside as the salad dressing.
Place the chicken breasts in the marinade for 30 minutes.
Place a pan on medium-high heat and add the chicken breasts. Cover with a lid and cook for 5-6 minutes before flipping them over and cooking for another 4 minutes. Rest the breasts in the pan, with the lid on for another 5 minutes.
Arrange the lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onion and avocado on a serving plate.
Slice the chicken and place on the salad.
Drizzle with the salad dressing and serve.

Sheet-pan Fish with Ladolemono Dressing

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Sheet-pan Fish with Ladolemono Dressing

This recipe works well with any white fish, fresh or frozen, and is the perfect nutritious weeknight dinner. Ladolemono dressing is traditionally Greek and a basic olive oil and lemon dressing that is drizzled onto fish before and after baking. This version has garlic and origanum added and will have you longing for a Greek vacation!

6 – 8 portions of white fish fillet
Ladolemono Dressing:

90ml olive oil
30ml lemon juice
5ml salt
15ml fresh oregano
1 clove garlic, minced

Preheat your oven to 220℃.
Lay the white fish portions/fillets onto a baking sheet and put aside while making the dressing.
Add all the Ladolemono dressing ingredients to a small bowl and whisk until the mixture turns thick and is completely blended.
Spoon half of the dressing onto the fish and bake for 15 minutes.
Remove the fish from the oven and drizzle the rest of the dressing onto the cooked fish.
Serve with a salad or roasted vegetables.