Chicken Pesto on Ciabatta

Ingredients

• 15 g basil
• 15 g pine nuts
• 30 g freshly grated parmesan
• 25 g cottage juice
• Squeeze of lemon juice
• 1
• 175 g chicken fillets
• ½ ciabatta
• 1 handful of baby spinach
• 1/2 large tomato sliced
• 30 g shredded mozzarella
• 25 olive oil plus one tbsp
• Salt and pepper to season

Steps

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°.
2. Place ½ tbsp of olive oil in a medium frying pan on medium heat.
3. Season the fillets with salt and pepper. Place them on the pan and fry for about 3 mins on each side. Set aside.
4. Warm the ciabatta in the oven for 3 mins and set aside.
5. To make pesto, in a food processor, combine the basil, pine nuts, garlic, parmesan, lemon juice and oil. Blitz until a thick paste forms.
6. Cut the chicken into strips and add toss in the pesto in a bowl.
7. Slice the ciabatta in half. Layer each bottom half with baby spinach then place the chicken strips with pesto. Top with slices of tomato, mozzarella and cottage cheese.