GRILLED CHICKEN WITH CHARRED BROCCOLI
Ingredients
- ½ chicken breast
- skinless
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp chopped chervil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 100g/3½oz purple sprouting broccoli
- ½ lemon
- juice only
- sprig fresh dill
- to garnish
Directions
- Using a meat tenderiser or the base of a heavy saucepan
- put the chicken breast on a chopping board and flatten out to 1cm/½in thickness.
- Place the chicken in a small glass bowl with one tablespoon of the olive oil and the chervil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Bring a pot of salted water to the boil
- add the broccoli and cook for one minute. Drain and immediately rinse under cold water. When it has cooled
- drain again and dry off with kitchen towel.
- Heat a griddle pan until hot. Place the chicken on the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side
- or until cooked through.
- Toss the broccoli in the remaining one tablespoon of olive oil and place in the hot griddle pan. Cook for 1-2 minutes
- or until tender.
- To serve
- arrange the broccoli on a plate and top with the chicken. Squeeze over the lemon juice and garnish with dill.

