Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Hot chicken cakes with lettuce and mayo

ingredients

70g / 2 ½ oz fresh breadcrumbs
500g/17 ½ oz minced chicken
6 slices bacon, finely chopped
1 lemon, zest and juice
6 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only, roughly chopped
3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan domed
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1-2 tablespoons of olive oil
to serve

mayonnaise
lettuce leaves

Method of preparation

Place the breadcrumbs, chicken and chopped bacon into a mixing bowl. Grate the lemon zest with chicken and bacon, then halve and squeeze the lemon. Add lemon juice to the mixture with the roughly chopped thyme leaves. Tip in the grated parmesan. Season the mixture with a little salt, then more generously with black pepper. mix thoroughly