Making your own dukkah is super simple and a great alternative to crumbing chicken. You probably don’t want to purchase dukkah for crumbing, because for the amount that you’ll need it will cost a fortune. But it is extremely cost effective to make your own dukkah {not to mention the fact that it is super tasty}. I enjoy eating dukkah on top of eggs, with smashed avocado and fetta on toast, and even on some fresh sourdough with a little EVO.
I published this recipe back on Blogger in 2012 and you enjoyed it, so I thought that I would share it again here on WordPress. In reading the early blog post, I remembered that I was totally into watching Jamie Oliver’s 30 minute meals on TV and loved some of his quick tips that I still use in the kitchen today.
Like this one – to make store bought pitas pop … All you need to do is run some baking paper under the tap for about 10 seconds, scrunching the paper as you go so it absorbs water. Then flatten it out on a bench and place your pitas inside. Sprinkle the pitas with oil, salt and pepper and then bake in a preheated oven (around 180 degrees) for 5-10 minutes for some crunchy, yet soft in the middle seasoned pitas!
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup hazelnut meal
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- salt and pepper
- 6 pita breads
- 1/2 tub of hommus
- 1 lemon
- 1/2 bag of rocket
- olive oil
- Slice each chicken breasts into three pieces of equal size (so that they cook equally). Mix together the hazelnut meal, sesame seeds, coriander, cumin and the zest of the lemon. Season your mixture with salt and pepper and then crumb each of your chicken pieces.
- Lightly oil a frying pan and fry each of your chicken pieces. Whilst they are cooking run some baking paper under the tap for about 10 seconds, scrunching the paper as you go so it absorbs water. Then flatten it out on a bench and place your pitas inside. Sprinkle the pitas with oil, salt and pepper and then bake in a preheated oven (around 180 degrees) for 5-10 minutes.
- Into the hommus mix the juice of the lemon and a teaspoon of oil. Wash the rocket and then season with oil, salt and pepper.
- To serve, lay 2 pitas on each plate and then smear with a generous dollop of hommus. Place two pieces of chicken on top and then lay your rocket salad next to the chicken. DELICIOUS!
Do you make your own dukkah? Do you have a preferred nut for your dukkah base? Have you heard of wasabi sesame seeds? If you recreate one of my recipes, I would love for you to share it on social media with the hashtag #GoodFoodWeek.
