starter and salad nos. 25

PEPPERY CHICKEN ON SPINACH

Spinach                                    50gms

Chicken breast                         1pc (60gms)

Salt                                            to taste

Pepper corns (crushed)            12nos

Garlic (crushed)                       1 clove

Worcestershire sauce               5ml

Tabasco                                    5 drops

Tomato                                    30gm

Lemon                                     1no

Olive oil                                  30 ml

Preparation

Wash and clean chicken breast.  Pat dry in a cloth. Marinate the meat in 20 ml olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, tobasco and Worcestershire sauce for about 2 hours. Blanch spinach leaves. Heat olive oil, toss the spinach leaves for 10 seconds. Add salt. Dish out on a plate. In the same pan, brown the chicken breast on both sides. Cook turning occasionally. Place the cooked chicken on the spinach plate.

Garnish the dish with a lemon star and a tomato wedge.