Grilled chicken filets with finger carrots on couscous salad

AUTHOR
Isreal Robertson
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 5
COOK TIME
45 mins
TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 200 g Couscous
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 collar (approx. 175 g) Spring onions
  • 1 collar Parsley
  • 7-10 Tbsp Juice of 1 lemon
  • 8-9 Tbsp Olive oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp sugar + 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 500 g Carrots
  • 4 (175 g each) Chicken filets
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Barbecue sauce

Directions

  1. 1

    Prepare couscous according to package instructions with 200 ml of boiling salted water, allow to cool. Loosen up with a fork from time to time. In the meantime peel garlic and chop very finely. Clean and wash spring onions and cut into fine rings.

  2. 2

    Wash parsley, shake dry and chop finely.

  3. 3

    Mix couscous, parsley, up to 1 tablespoon for garnishing, garlic and spring onions. Add lemon juice and 4 tablespoons of olive oil and mix. Season to taste with salt, pepper and sugar.

  4. 4

    Clean the carrots, leave a little green, wash and possibly cut in half lengthwise. Dab the meat dry. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a grill pan and fry the meat for 6-7 minutes on each side. Then season with salt and pepper and brush with sauce.

  5. 5

    Heat 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil in a large frying pan, fry the carrots for 4-5 minutes, turning them over. Sprinkle with 1 tbsp. sugar, let it caramelize slightly, add 100 ml water, bring to the boil briefly and simmer for 2-3 minutes at low heat.

  6. 6

    Season with salt and pepper.

  7. 7

    Arrange salad, carrots and meat on a plate. Garnish with parsley.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
590 kcal
CARBS
44 g
FATS
27 g
PROTEINS
43 g