Crunchy chicken pieces with a herby yoghurt dip

Ingredients
- 1 x Minty yoghurt dip recipe
- 2 x 200g skinless chicken breasts
- olive oil
- 1 lemon
- 2 to 3 thick slices of bread (roughly 120g)
- 1 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Add ½ x Minty yoghurt dip recipe to a mixing bowl, and place the remaining half in a small bowl in the fridge covered with clingfilm.
- 2
On a chopping board, carefully cut the chicken lengthways into 2cm strips, then add to the bowl of dip.
- 3
Wash your hands, the board and the knife, then mix everything together with a spoon, making sure the chicken is well coated in the dip.
- 4
Cover with clingfilm and place in the fridge for around 30 minutes to marinate. Meanwhile…
- 5
Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas 5.
- 6
Lightly grease a baking tray with olive oil, then put aside.
- 7
Using a microplane, finely zest the lemon onto a clean chopping board.
- 8
Tear the bread into rough chunks, add to a food processor and whiz until fine.
- 9
Put the breadcrumbs into a mixing bowl, then add the lemon zest, paprika and a tiny pinch of salt and pepper and mix well.
- 10
Tip the breadcrumbs out onto a large plate.
- 11
Remove the chicken from the fridge then, one by-one, dip and turn each piece of chicken in the breadcrumbs to coat.
- 12
Place onto the greased baking tray, leaving a small gap between each piece, then wash your hands.
- 13
Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
- 14
Use oven gloves to place in the hot oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden and cooked through.
- 15
Serve the chicken strips on a serving plate with the small bowl of Minty yoghurt dip from the fridge (do not use any of the excess dip from the bowl of raw chicken) and a fresh tomato salad.





