Cool & calm Poached chicken with spring onion & ginger sauce
Silky poached chicken with the classic spring onion-ginger oil, rice cooked in the broth.
Proper Andalusian gazpacho
Ripe tomatoes, cucumber, pepper and good oil blitzed silky and served properly cold.
Ingredients
Servings 4
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Method
- Step 1
Blitz everything except the garnish until completely smooth; 2 full minutes.
- Step 2
Pass through a sieve for silk if you like.
- Step 3
Chill at least 2 hours.
- Step 4
Serve very cold, topped with diced veg and a thread of oil.
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Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 210 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 3g |
| Carbohydrates | 16g |
| – of which sugars | 10g |
| Fibre | 3g |
| Fat | 15g |
| – of which saturates | 2g |
| – of which omega-3 | 0.2g |
| Calcium | 30mg |
| Iron | 1mg |
| Salt | 0.6g |
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