GARLIC AND LEMON THYME CHICKEN WITH BROCCOLI AND BURRATA
Ingredients
- 1 whole medium chicken
- jointed into 8 pieces
- 8 tbsp olive oil
- 8 sprigs lemon thyme
- 4 garlic cloves
- finely sliced
- 500g/1lb 2oz purple sprouting broccoli
- trimmed
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 200g/7oz brown cup mushrooms
- sliced
- 1 red onion
- sliced
- 150g/5½oz black Spanish olives
- 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 balls burrata cheese
- torn into pieces
Directions
- Place the chicken pieces
- oil
- lemon thyme and garlic in a large freezer bag and seal. Leave to marinade in the fridge for at least an hour and ideally overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Pour the chicken and its marinade onto a baking tray and cook for 15-20 minutes
- or until cooked through.
- For the salad
- heat a large saucepan of salted water and blanch the broccoli for 2 minutes
- remove and drain.
- Heat a large griddle pan and drizzle the broccoli with the oil. Place on the griddle pan and cook for 2-3 minutes until charred.
- Combine the mushrooms
- onion
- olives and cooked broccoli in a large bowl. In a small bowl or jug whisk the two vinegars and extra virgin olive oil together to make a dressing.
- To serve
- pour the dressing over the salad and toss. Place on a serving plate and top with the burrata. Serve the chicken alongside.

