Protein Swap | Fried Chicken Sandwiches
with Spiced Honey & Apple-Kale Salad
Cooking time
25 minutes
Servings
2/4
Calories
960 /serving
Can you feel it coming in the air fryer tonight? This chicken achieves lift off in a best-ever buttermilk batter. Drizzle it with BBQ-spiced honey, and contrast it with a sharp salad of kale, apple and celery for unmissable crispness.
We will send you:
- 2 Canadian-raised chicken breasts (air chilled)
- 1 Apple
- 1 Bunch of lacinato kale
- 1 Celery stalk
- 15ml White wine vinegar
- 14g Honey
- 40g All-purpose flour
- 60ml Buttermilk
- 2 Artisan hamburger buns
- 8g Sweet Hickory BBQ spices (sugar, paprika, salt, onion, black pepper, garlic, cumin, parsley, Cayenne pepper, coriander seeds, thyme, oregano, rosemary, cinnamon, citric acid, cellulose fiber, hickory smoke flavour)
Contains: Barley • Eggs • Milk • Sulphites • Wheat
You will need:
Oil
Salt & pepper (S&P)
2 or 4 tbsp Butter
Air fryer
Total Fat
44 g
Saturated Fat
12 g
Sodium
940 mg
Total Carb
88 g
Sugars
23 g
Protein
57 g
Fibre
9 g
Preparation
Prepare the chicken
- Preheat the air fryer to 350°F. Lightly oil the basket.
- Pat the chicken dry; season with S&P.
- Place ⅔ of the buttermilk in a shallow bowl.
- In a second shallow bowl, combine the flour, ⅔ of the spices and S&P.
- Working one at a time, coat the chicken in the flour (pressing to adhere), then in the buttermilk (letting any excess drip off), then back in the flour (pressing to adhere).
Fry the chicken
- Place the chicken* in the air fryer and lightly brush or spray with oil.
- Fry, flipping and lightly oiling halfway, 12 to 14 min., until cooked through.
- Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate; season with S&P.
Make the salad
- Meanwhile, halve, core and thinly slice the apple.
- Thinly slice the celery crosswise.
- Remove the kale leaves from the stems; tear the leaves.
- In a large bowl, combine the vinegar, remaining buttermilk, 3 tbsp oil (double for 4 portions), all but a pinch of the remaining spices and S&P.
- Add the kale and massage, 1 to 2 min., until softened.
- Add the apple and celery; toss well
Make the spiced honey
- In a small bowl, combine the honey and remaining spices.
Fry the buns
- Working in batches, place the buns, cut-sides up, in the air fryer and fry, 1 to 2 min., until warmed through and beginning to brown.
- Spread the cut-sides with 2 tbsp butter (double for 4 portions).
Plate your dish
- Divide the bun bottoms between your plates.
- Top each bun bottom with the chicken, spiced honey, a spoonful of the salad and a bun top.
- Serve the remaining salad on the side. Bon appétit!
*Health Canada recommends cooking poultry to a minimum internal temperature of 74°C.
