Chicken fajitas with avocado & caesar dressing

Serves 4 Prep 20 mins Cook 20 mins

“When the weather’s hot and you fancy something light, this recipe fits the bill. It’s also great for a family barbecue – cut the chicken into chunks, marinate and thread onto skewers with the peppers, then cook over the coals”

FOR THESE FAJITAS YOU WILL NEED

one or two chopping boards

sharp knife

large bowl

grater

lemon squeezer

garlic crusher

one teaspoon and two tablespoons

wok or large frying pan

wooden spoon

large frying pan

tongs

serving plates

FOR THE CHICKEN

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 small lime

2 garlic cloves

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp chilli powder (optional)

1 large red pepper

15g coriander

2 tbsp sunflower oil

FOR THE SALAD & WRAPS

2 ripe avocados

1 romaine lettuce heart

8 flour tortillas caesar dressing

1 Marinate the chicken

Slice the chicken on a board with a sharp knife, then put in a large bowl. Grate in the lime zest and squeeze in the juice. Crush the garlic, then add to the chicken with the ground coriander, chilli powder (if using) and some seasoning to taste. Stir well, cover, then chill until ready to cook.

2 Prepare the salad

On a clean chopping board, and using a clean knife, cut the avocado into quarters. Ease the quarters away from the stone, then peel off the skin. Slice or chop the flesh. Thinly slice the lettuce. Halve the pepper, remove the seeds and stalk, then slice or chop the flesh. 3 Start cooking the chicken

Chop the fresh coriander, then stir into the chicken. Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan. Add the pepper, then stir-fry over a high heat for 2 mins. Add the chicken, then stir-fry over a high heat for 5 mins until the chicken is cooked through.

4 Warm the tortillas

Heat a large, dry frying pan until hot, then add the tortillas one at a time to heat and brown a little. Turn them over with tongs so that both sides are warmed.

5 Spread the flavours

Take a warm tortilla and spread with some caesar dressing. Add some lettuce and avocado, then some of the chicken and pepper mixture and a little more caesar dressing, if you like.

6 Fold and roll

Fold in the sides of the tortilla, then carefully roll up so that the filling is completely enclosed. Alternatively, put the dishes of the salad, chicken and tortillas on the table for the family to make up their own.

PER SERVING 679 kcals, fat 34g, saturates 4g, carbs 52g, sugars 7g, fibre 6g, protein 44g, salt 3.2g