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grilled chicken and vegetable stacks
- 4 chicken breast fillets, halved lengthwise
- 2 red capsicum (bell peppers), quartered
- 1 eggplant (aubergine), sliced
- 2 small zucchini (courgettes), sliced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- sea salt and cracked black pepper
- 80g rocket (arugula) leaves
- 1 tablespoon store-bought pesto
- ½ cup (150g) whole-egg mayonnaise
Preheat a char-grill pan or barbecue over high heat. Place the chicken, capsicum, eggplant, zucchini, oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a bowl and toss to coat. Char-grill or barbecue the chicken for 3–4 minutes or until cooked through. Char-grill or barbecue the capsicum, eggplant and zucchini until tender. To serve, place the chicken, vegetables and rocket in a stack on plates and serve topped with the combined pesto and mayonnaise. Serves 4.
- this recipe is from the instant cook (HarperCollins, 2004)

