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Lemon & herb chicken club burger

The joy of barbecuing chicken breasts is that they take minutes to cook, which makes them suitable for all barbecues – whether you’re cooking on a portable one or using a larger grill in the garden. Here, we’ve stacked the chicken with a winning combination of bacon, lettuce, avocados and a lemony burger sauce.

SERVES 4 PREP 30 mins plus chilling COOK 20 mins EASY

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
8 rashers smoked bacon
4 burger buns, split
4 slices of your favourite cheese (optional)
2 avocados, halved, stoned, peeled and sliced
2 tomatoes, sliced
4 handfuls of lettuce leaves

For the marinade

1 garlic clove
2 tsp chopped thyme leaves, or 1 tsp dried thyme
½ lemon, juiced
3 tbsp olive oil

For the burger sauce

3 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp mustard small splash of chilli sauce (optional)

First, make the marinade. Crush the garlic with the thyme and a pinch of salt using a pestle and mortar. Add the lemon juice, olive oil and plenty of cracked black pepper and mash together to combine. Lay the chicken breasts out on a board and flatten slightly using a rolling pin until they are an even thickness. Transfer to a container with the marinade, then seal, shake and chill until needed, or for up to 1 hr. Light the barbecue and wait until the coals are ashen, or heat a gas barbecue to medium. Mix the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl and