Name: Chicken and chorizo salad with garlic mayonnaise
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 (170g) cured chorizo sausage, sliced thinly; 600 gram chicken breast fillets; 3/4 cup (110g) pimiento-stuffed green olives; 3 piece (125g) bottled roasted red capsicum (bell pepper), drained, sliced thinly; 1/2 small_piece (50g) red onion, sliced thinly; 2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, loosely packed; 1/3 cup (55g) almond kernels, roasted; 1 medium_piece (140g) lemon, cut into wedges; 1/2 cup (150g) whole-egg mayonnaise; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Ingredients

1 (170g) cured chorizo sausage, sliced thinly

600 gram chicken breast fillets

3/4 cup (110g) pimiento-stuffed green olives

3 piece (125g) bottled roasted red capsicum (bell pepper), drained, sliced thinly

1/2 small_piece (50g) red onion, sliced thinly

2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, loosely packed

1/3 cup (55g) almond kernels, roasted

1 medium_piece (140g) lemon, cut into wedges

1/2 cup (150g) whole-egg mayonnaise

1 clove garlic, crushed

1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Method

1.Make garlic mayonnaise. Combine ingredients, mayonaise, garlic, paprika and lemon juice in small bowl.

2.Cook chorizo in heated medium frying pan until browned and crisp, drain on absorbent paper.

3.Cook chicken in same pan until browned and cooked through. Remove from pan, cover, stand 5 minutes then slice thinly.

4.Meanwhile, combine olives, capsicum, onion, parsley, nuts and chorizo in large bowl, season to taste.

5.Divide salad among serving plates, top with sliced chicken and garlic mayonnaise.

The garlic mayonnaise can be thinned with a little boiling water, if you prefer.
Note

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