Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, chicken with leek puree and macadamia nuts. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook chicken with leek puree and macadamia nuts using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken with leek puree and macadamia nuts:
- Make ready chicken
- Prepare 1 chicken breast
- Make ready 1 tbsp pistacchio dukkah
- Make ready 1 tbsp olive oil
- Get 1 tbsp butter
- Prepare leek puree
- Make ready 3 tbsp butter
- Prepare 1 leek
- Prepare 1/4 cauliflower
- Make ready 1 cup stock (fish; vegetable)
- Take macadamia crumbs
- Prepare 1/2 cup salted macadamias
- Get 1 zest of whole lemon
- Prepare 1 garlic clove
- Prepare 1 juice of whole lemon
- Get 1 tbsp fresh oregano leaves
Use macadamia nuts in place of flour for crunchy, protein-packed chicken nuggets that will keep you coming back for more. Macadamia nuts blend with arrowroot flour and dried herbs for a fine "breadcrumb" coating. This adds extra fiber and protein without all the processed oils of deep frying. Using chicken mince to stuff capsicums is a great way to keep the kilojoules down and the protein content up.
Instructions to make Chicken with leek puree and macadamia nuts:
- For the chicken step 1: - coat in oil and dukkah and set aside to marinade for 20 mins
- For macadamia crumbs: - place the macadamia nuts, lemon zest and garlic in a food processor and grind into small crumbs. - - Heat the butter in a frying pan and lightly toast the mixture, stirring regularly. - - Turn the heat off, add lemon juice and stir together.
- For the puree: - heat butter in a pan and sautee the leek until golden. Add cauliflower and stock and bring to the boil. Simmer until cauliflower is aldente. - - Transfer to a food processor and puree until smooth.
- For the chicken step 2: - Heat butter in frying pan on high heat, then turn to medium. Add chicken and cook for 10 mins each side, or until cooked through. - - Slice into 1cm slices.
- To serve: - Spoon the puree onto plates. Lay chicken slices across the puree, and sprinkle the macadamia crumbs and oregano leaves over the top.
It is also a beautiful way to serve whole. Macadamia Nut Hummus puts a Hawaiian spin on the traditional chickpea spread- It's rich, creamy, tangy and perfect for slathering on sandwiches or serving as an appetizer dip with vegetables. Working in batches, purée leek mixture in a blender until very smooth (make sure lid is slightly ajar to let steam escape; cover with a towel). Transfer nuts to paper towels to drain; season with salt and pepper. Serve soup topped with crème fraîche and nut mixture.
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