Help - what can I serve with pan fried chicken breasts cooked with capers, white wine vinegar, lemon and garlic?

[thedolly]

I need ideas - I don't want to do new potatoes or wedges.

Salad - what kind?

It's for a book group supper, so serving 8.

Any ideas on dessert would also be appreciated.

TIA

Rice. Brown, probably. And I'd do a hot, crunchy green veg rather than salad. French beans maybe? Or roast asparagus?

Summer pudding?

Buttered tagliatelle with maybe some fresh tarragon through it, to offset the potential acidity of lemon/capers/vinegar?

Have a soft baby leaf salad on the side or as another course?

I'd definitely have a fruity pudding.

Do people like summer pudding? I do, although I've never made it before. Do you serve cream with it?

What about strawberries and cream for pudding, with some meringues as well if you like.

Couc cous?

Oops, cous cous.

I was just going to suggest what snigger said.. you beat me to it

cous cous - with some flavour?

I'd roast some asparagus and perhaps serve it with Nigella's bean mash instead of potatoes. here

Thunderduck - have you had that bean mash before? Is it cannellini beans? Sounds yum to me but I'd probably make 2 tins serve 4.

Rocket with real lemon juice, maybe Lyonnaise potatoes - you know, that layered stuff, is that the right name?

Pudding - good quality vanilla ice cream w berries and homemade chocolate sauce (a slab of G+B's and a pot of single cream, warmed).

I made it yesterday and it was really nice. I did add a little chicken stock to it, and I used cannellini beans.

Does anyone like white chocolate sauce? I think it would be yummy with berries. G+B white choc of course.

I do.

Oh and I added a little more garlic than the recipe calls for,but I really love garlic.

like snigger's idea of tagliatelle, but what about with lemon zest and parsley?

I'm liking the tagliatelle idea. I don't use parsley much so maybe it's time to try.

Thanks alot for the ideas .