Pork Schnitzel with Apple and Fennel Salsa

Schnitzel Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• approximately ½ cup flour
• ½ tsp salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cups panko breadcrumbs
• 400g pork schnitzel
• oil for cooking and fresh fennel

Salsa Ingredients:

• 2 apples, peeled (cored and diced into 1 cm pieces)
• 1 Lebanese cucumber (peeled, seeds removed and cut into 1 cm pieces)
• ¼ cup chopped fennel
• ½ red onion (finely chopped)
• 1 large red chilli (finely chopped)
• juice of 2 limes or 1 lemon
• zest of 1 lime or lemon
• salt and pepper to taste

Place the eggs in a shallow bowl and beat lightly. Place the flour on a plate and mix in the salt and pepper. Place the breadcrumbs on a separate plate. Dip the schnitzel pieces in the flour, then the egg and lastly in the breadcrumbs. Place on a plate, cover and refrigerate for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the salsa. Combine the apple, cucumber, fennel, red onion, chilli, lime or lemon juice and zest. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Cook the schnitzels in batches for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, until they are golden brown and cooked through. Add more oil to cook each batch as necessary. Serve the schnitzel with the salsa and baked potatoes or kumara.