Sautéed Chicken Breasts with Cucumber Salad

Sautéed Chicken Breasts with Cucumber Salad
Sautéed Chicken Breasts with Cucumber Salad might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One portion of this dish contains approximately 42g of protein, 33g of fat, and a total of 519 calories. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have salt and pepper, cumin seeds, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet.

Instructions

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In a small skillet, cook the cumin seeds over moderate heat until fragrant, about 1 minute.
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Transfer to a work surface and let cool, then coarsely chop. In a large bowl, combine the cumin seeds with the cucumbers, cashews, scallions, lemon juice, 1/4 cup of the olive oil and the parsley; season with salt and pepper.
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Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and cook over moderately high heat until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to moderately low and continue cooking for 3 minutes. Turn and cook the chicken until browned on the other side and just cooked through, about 6 minutes longer. Thickly slice each chicken breast crosswise, mound the cucumber salad on top and serve.
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Notes: Variations: Use the cucumber salad as an accompaniment for salmon or bluefish, or mix it with plain yogurt for a version of Indian raita.
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DifficultyMedium
Ready In45 m.
Servings4
Health Score41
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