Lemon Tahini Chicken & Grains

Serves 2

Total time: 13 minutes

3 of your 7-a-day

INGREDIENTS

• 160g tenderstem broccoli
• 2 x 150g free-range skinless chicken breasts
• olive oil
• 1 x 460g jar of roasted red peppers
• 2 cloves of garlic
• ½ a bunch of basil (15g)
• 30g black olives, stone in
• 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons tahini
• 1 x 250g packet of cooked mixed grains
• 1 x 400g tin of cannellini beans

METHOD 

1. Put a large shallow non-stick casserole pan on a high heat. Trim the broccoli, halve any thicker stalks lengthways, and dry fry while you score deeply across the chicken breasts at 1cm intervals. Spritz with olive oil, rub with sea salt and black pepper, and cook for 3 minutes on each side, or until the chicken is golden and cooked through and the broccoli is lightly charred.
2. Meanwhile, tip the peppers into a blender, juice and all, then peel and add the garlic. Add the basil, stalks and all, reserving a few nice leaves, and blitz until smooth. Squash, destone and finely chop the olives. Finely grate and reserve the lemon zest. Squeeze the juice into a bowl with the tahini, which will thicken it, then loosen with splashes of water and season to perfection.
3. Move the chicken to a board to rest with the broccoli. Pour the pepper sauce into the pan with the grains. Drain and add the beans, mix together, boil for a couple of minutes, or until reduced, then season to perfection and divide between plates. Scatter over the broccoli, slice and add the chicken, spoon over the lemon tahini sauce, then sprinkle with the olives, lemon zest and reserved basil leaves.