Chicken, avocado and papaya in pita breads

Recipe from: - 03 June 2015

Ingredients 13

Servings 4

Time 10 min + marinating time

Ingredients

4

chicken breast fillets, sliced into strips
2

Tbs

olive oil
juice and zest of 1 lime
1

garlic clove, crushed
1

red chilli (seeded, finely sliced)
SALSA:
2

avocados, peeled, deseeded and sliced
1/2

papaya, peeled, seeded and diced
10

g

fresh coriander, roughly chopped
squeeze of lime
sea salt and black pepper
TO SERVE:
4

pita breads and mayonnaise

Method

00:15

Place chicken, olive oil, lime, garlic and chilli together in a bowl. Season and leave to marinate for 20 minutes.

Heat a griddle pan/barbecue. Cook chicken till golden, cooked through.

Combine avocado, papaya and coriander with a squeeze of lime. Season.

To assemble
Heat pitas to packet instructions. Slice in half and fill with a little mayonnaise, chicken and avo mixture. Top with extra fresh coriander.

To serve
Serve immediately, with extra mayonnaise.

Text and image: Fairlady

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