"Smashed" Chicken

This is my mum's recipe, it is such an easy and delicious meal. Bill and I have put it in our regular dinner time rotation. Enjoy!

Dressing:

1 clove of garlic (can be excluded)

1 tsp of salt

*mash garlic and salt together*

Squeeze half a lemon worth of juice

Add 1 tbsp of mayo

Add 1 tbsp of Dijon mustard

*mix all ingredients*

Whisk in ½ cup of olive oil until emulsified

Chicken:

1) Defrost frozen chicken breasts/or use fresh

2) Place them, one at a time, in a Ziplock and smash them until they are about ½-1 inch thick (evenly flattened)

3) Coat them in a flour/salt/pepper mixture (you can also add other herbs or cayenne if you like)

4) Coat them in egg (whisk eggs for a few seconds until frothy)

5) Coat them in panko/freshly grated parmesan mixture

6) Heat a frying pan med-high heat

7) Add olive oil and a little butter (enough to brown the chicken)

8) When hot, add chicken and leave in pan until thoroughly browned, then flip (you can add a little more butter/oil if you think that it is necessary at this point)

9) Reduce temperature if pan really starts to smoke

Salad:

1) Toss arugula with parmesan and dressing until nicely coated

2) Pile on-top of chicken while its still warm from the frying pan

3) If you have ripe avocado, almonds, or bocconcini - they are a delicious addition to the salad.

Enjoy!!