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Moroccan-spiced chicken breasts with melon-cucumber salad

Gluten-Free Friendly, Dairy-Free, Soy-Free, Paleo, Protein Plus

2 Servings, 700 Calories/Serving

30 Minutes

Cucumbers and melons are close cousins, botanically speaking. It makes perfect sense that they come together in this refreshing salad, a juicy counterpoint to Moroccan-inspired chicken, rubbed with ground cinnamon and coriander before searing. Served with an almond-cilantro sala, it’s an ideal meal for a hot summer day.

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1 bag serves 2 (2 bags serve 4)

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Two 6-ounce skin-on boneless chicken breasts
Chicken seasoning blend (coriander-cinnamon)
½ ounce almonds
1 half cantaloupe
¼ pound Persian cucumber
1 avocado
Fresh mint
1 lemon
1 teaspoon sumac
Fresh cilantro
1 to 2 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

Nutrition per serving

Calories 700, Total Fat 51g (65% DV), Sat. Fat 9g (45% DV), Trans Fat 0g, Cholest. 110mg (37% DV), Sodium 370mg (16% DV), Total Carb. 23g (8% DV), Fiber 11g (39% DV), Protein 41g
Contains: Tree Nuts

Instructions

2-serving instructions (4-serving modifications in red)

Wash produce before use

Season the chicken

Heat the oven to 350ºF.

Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel.

In a bowl, combine the chicken seasoning blend with 1 teaspoon oil and season with salt. Add the chicken, stir to coat, and let stand at room temperature while you toast the nuts and prepare the salad and salsa.

Toast the almonds

Spread the almonds on a sheet pan in an even layer. Bake until lightly toasted, 8 to 10 minutes. While the nuts toast, start the salad.

Prepare the melon-cucumber salad

Scoop out the seeds from the cantaloupe, cut away the peel, and cut the flesh in half. Cut the sections crosswise into ¼-inch-thick slices.
Peel the cucumber, cut in half lengthwise, then into ¼-inch-thick half-moons.
Pit, peel, and cut the avocado into ¼-inch-thick slices.
Strip the mint leaves from the stems; tear the leaves into coarse pieces.
Zest and juice the lemon.

In a bowl, combine the cantaloupe, cucumber, avocado, mint, lemon zest, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and the sumac, and toss. Season to taste with salt.

Cook the chicken

In a pan, warm 1 to 2 teaspoons oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Add the chicken and cook until well browned and cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes per side, depending on thickness. While the chicken cooks, start the almond-cilantro salsa.

Make the almond-cilantro salsa

Coarsely chop the almonds.
Coarsely chop the cilantro.
Finely chop the garlic. With the side of a knife, mash the garlic to a coarse paste.

In a bowl, combine the almonds, cilantro, garlic, vinegar, and 1 to 2 tablespoons oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Serve

Transfer the chicken to individual plates. Garnish with the almond-cilantro salsa and serve with the melon-cucumber salad alongside.

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