Burnt!

Does anybody like Tasty? I love watching their videos because they make cooking and baking look so simple. Of course they are not simple because what you see is just the main process itself where everything looks slick, beautiful and delicious, all accompanied by catchy music.

When you attempt it yourself, hah....that's when reality sinks in - peel onions, wash and drain lettuce, debone chicken, squeeze lime etc, etc, etc and then the washing up, eh? And there is no music to pop you along.

So. I watched this video.

Honey Lime Chicken and Avocado Salad. Tell me you are not tempted when you watch this video. That is of course if you are not a salad or avocado hater.

I was so taken that I immediately went out to buy avocados.

These were from Green Market in Damansara Uptown. Cost me RM15.00 for these three. Haiz.....

Then on Sunday I bought 4 chicken thighs and deboned them myself. After marinating for about an hour, I pan fried them, in hopes of achieving that nice charred look like the ones in the video.

The three cremated pieces were the first ones that went into the pan. I guess I got carried away. >.<

Needless to say, the process of making this salad was nowhere as glamorous as  the one in the video.

But the result was spectacular. The chicken was beautifully moist, juicy and delicious. I simply love the lime honey marinade. The salad dressing? Stellar! 

The avocado? Love it, love it, love it! So creamy and delish.

This is one of my new found favorite salads and it was worth all that effort. Deboning the chicken thigh was a pain but I would not dream of exchanging it for chicken breasts.

Honey Lime Chicken and Avocado Salad

Recipe source : Adapted from Tasty

Ingredients :

- 4 chicken thighs, deboned

Marinade :

- 1 tbsp olive oil

- 1/2 tsp salt

- 3 cloves minced garlic

- 1 tsp chili powder

- 1 tbsp honey

- Juice from 2 limes (limau nipis)

Method :

1. Mix all the marinade ingredients together.

2. Add chicken thighs and marinate for about 1 hour.

3. Heat oil in a pan and pan fry over high heat until chicken is seared and cooked.

4. Set aside to cool and slice.

For the salad :

- Cos lettuce, cut into smaller pieces

- Cherry tomatoes, sliced

- Onions, sliced

- Cucumbers, sliced

- Avocado, diced

For the dressing :

- 2 tbsp olive oil

- 2 tbsp honey

- 1 tsp salt

- some pepper

- Juice from 4 limes

Method :

1. Mix all the dressing ingredients together.

2. Taste and adjust for seasoning.

To assemble salad :

1. Toss salad vegetables and sliced chicken with dressing.

2. Serve!