Pan- Fried Chicken Breast Fillet with Mango Salsa

This week has got me wondering into Mexicanville. The love affair first started with a simple meal, quesadilla then it kinda cooled down for a while and the heat came back with me craving for guacamole and now salsa! At first it was just salsa and i thought i should make it into a meal instead of a side dish therefore i came up with this meal for dinner.

Ingredients

Mango Salsa

* 1 mango

* 4 medium tomatoes

* 1 medium yellow onion

* 3 cloves garlic

* 3 small jalapeno pepper

* 3 tbsp chopped cilantro

* 1/4 tsp salt or to taste

* Juice of one lemon

Method:

1) Dice the mango and tomatoes and chopped the onion and fresh cilantro. Then mince the garlic and jalapeno, set aside.

2) In a large bowl, mix everything together and stir until its thoroughly combined. Refrigerate it while you prepare the chicken.

Note:

For those that don't fancy a sour salsa, pick a sweet mango and add the lemon juice to taste.

Some even added olive oil to this salsa but i chose to omit it since i like it to be light and tangy. Those that love the heat of jalapeno , feel free to add one or two more, make sure you minced it real good so that it will blend together nicely with the rest of the ingredients.

This bowl of salsa can served up to 5-7 people depending on how much they love salsa.

Pan-Fried Chicken Breast Fillet

* 1/2 of whole chicken breast meat

* 1/8 tsp salt or to taste

* Coarse black pepper to taste

* 1 tbsp olive oil

Method:

1) Lightly salt the breast meat on both sides and season with coarse black pepper after that.

2) Heat a non-stick with the olive oil and pan fry the fillet.

3) Remove and set it on a kitchen towel before serving it together with the salsa.

Note:

For those that love more flavour on their meat, feel free to season with paprika or even cayenne pepper.

Serve this with the mango salsa on top and some chopped romaine lettuce on the side, if you like you can also add mashed potatoes.

Guacamole Dip

I've 2 more avocados left in the fridge from the sushi making yesterday and i didn't want those lovely avocados to go to waste therefore i decided to make guacamole out of it. It was both my mom's and bro's first time tasting it and surprisingly they loved it. My mom isn't a big fan of all this "foreign cuisine", she's more into oriental stuff therefore it was definitely a pleasant surprise that she actually liked the dip.

INGREDIENTS

* 2 avocados

* 1/2 lemon juiced

* 1/4 tsp salt

* 1 clove garlic

* 1 small tomato

* 1 small onion

* A handful of coriander leaves

* Black pepper to taste

Method:

1) Mashed the ripe avocados to the consistency you want with salt and lemon juice together in the bowl.

2) Once you're done mashing up the avocados, add in the finely chopped garlic, onions, tomato and coriander leaves. Season with black pepper to taste.

Note:

Choosing a right avocados for the dip is essential. A ripe avocado will yield to a gentle pressure when held in the palm of the hand and squeezed. The flesh turns brown quickly, so to prevent this, lemon or lime juice can be added after they are peeled if you're not goin to use it there and then.

Quesadilla

Ah..finally i've got my fav quesadilla up here! My first time takin pic of it. All this while i'd prepare it for the family but never once get down to takin pics of it. Its funny how i can jst have it at any time of the day. I've had it for breakfast, brunch, lunch, tea , dinner and even a supper snack! I guess i can make do with this my whole life. Its been a while since i make this and today's quesadilla was jst so good cuz there's so much for the filling! I've prepared some black pepper and spicy mince for the fillin and also i managed to get basil last night! For the wrap, i got the traditional and the potato tortilla, wanted to get the wholemeal but i doubt my mom n bro's up for it.

These are the one with the meat filling in it. In this pic, i've prepared both the black pepper mince and the spicy mince filling for the photo takin session. Basically you can have your fav fillin in this wrap , you can even have tuna, bacon or roast chicken in it!

For the filling, i've chopped romaine lettuce, sliced tomatoes, black pepper/spicy mince and cheese! You can use parmesan or a mixture of the cheese. I used cheddar cheese for all the quesadillas i made. i jst love the combination of cheddar and tortilla. I'm also a big fan of basil so there you have it i used a lil of the chopped basil as the decorative item.

To make this its really simple, all you need is a non-stick pan, your fav tortilla wrap and fillings. Place the tortilla on the non-stick pan and heat it over a very low fire, while you're at it, arrange your fav fillings on one side of the tortilla. First i arranged the tomato slices then some chopped romaine lettuce then the stir-fried mince and covered it up with cheese. When you can see bubble formin on the tortilla then its time to cover up the side with the ingredients on. Leave for a few seconds then flip to another side and then its ready to be served. Pay attention of the fire for you dont wanna end up gettin ur tortilla burnt.

Next, its my turn to savour my version of the quesadilla. Both my mom n bro love the meat version better. They dont fancy the smell and taste of basil so i've got all the chopped basil for myself. So wht i've got in the wrap are : slices of tomatoes, romaine lettuce, chopped basil and cheese. If you like , u can put a lil butter or marjerin before placin the tortilla on the non-stick pan. For those who loves garlic, you can also get the garlic tortilla to go with any of your fav fillings.