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Chicken Nuggets with Mango and Avocado Salsa

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Chicken Nuggets with Mango and Avocado SalsaAli Allen

Here's a recipe for the whole family, a healthy version of chicken nuggets. Throw in a good measure of childhood nostalgia and enjoy.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    55 minutes (incluudes 30 minutes Chill time, and 15 minutes cook time)

  • Yield

    Serves 2–3

Ingredients

2 skinless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp tumeric powder
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/3 cup unsweetened desiccated or finely shredded coconut
A pinch of salt
1 tbsp coconut oil, melted
4 large lettuce leaves from an iceberg or cos lettuce, to serve

Salsa:

1 avocado, peeled, stoned and cut into small cubes
1 mango, peeled, stoned and cut into small cubes
1 tbsp fresh cilantro, torn
1 red onion, peeled and finely diced
1 red chili, finely diced
2 tbsp coconut aminos

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Put the chicken cubes in a bowl with the coconut milk and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, make the mango salsa. Mix the avocado, mango, cilantro, onion and chili together in a bowl and pour over the coconut aminos. Refrigerate until needed.

    Step 3

    Preheat the oven to 350°F.

    Step 4

    Put the flour and spices in a bowl and put the desiccated coconut on a plate.

    Step 5

    Take a chicken cube, roll it in the spiced flour, then roll it in the desiccated coconut until it is well coated, then put it on a baking tray. Repeat with the remaining chicken cubes.

    Step 6

    Pour the melted coconut oil over the chicken and bake in the oven for 15 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through, golden brown and crispy.

    Step 7

    To serve, put a spoonful of the mango salsa into each lettuce leaf, add a few chicken nuggets, fold in the sides of the lettuce to enclose it and eat like a sandwich.

Buy the full book from HarperCollins or from Amazon. Recipe from Eat. Nourish. Glow, by Amelia Freer, Copyright © 2015, published by HarperWave.

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