LEMON AND HONEY SPATCHCOCK CHICKEN WITH QUINOA AND BROAD BEAN SALAD
Ingredients
- 150g/5½oz whole preserved lemon
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
- leaves only
- 90g/3¼oz clear honey
- 50ml/2floz olive oil
- 3 green chillies
- seeds removed
- roughly chopped
- pinch red chilli flakes
- 1.2kg/2lb 12oz chicken
- spatchcocked and backbone removed
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 1 tbsp sunflower seeds
- 200g/7oz cooked quinoa
- 2-3 tbsp Gordal or Queen green olives
- pitted and cut into segments
- 1 preserved lemon
- finely sliced
- 60g/2¼oz broad beans
- small handful fresh parsley
- small handful mint
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp clear honey
- 1 lemon
- juice only
- 45ml/2fl oz olive oil
Directions
- Using a pestle and mortar (or a food processor) blend all the marinade ingredients together to a smooth paste. Brush the marinade onto the chicken
- cover and leave on a baking tray in the fridge
- for at least an hour
- preferably overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7. Cook the chicken for 20-25 minutes
- or until golden-brown and cooked through. Leave to rest
- then divide the chicken into four pieces.
- For the quinoa salad
- heat the rapeseed oil in a frying pan and fry the pumpkin and sunflower seeds until golden-brown. Set aside.
- Combine the quinoa
- olives
- preserved lemon
- broad beans
- parsley and mint in a bowl. Tip in the cooled seeds and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- For the dressing
- whisk all the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl and pour over the quinoa salad and the chicken.
- Serve the chicken pieces with the salad.

