Lemon and honey spatchcock chicken with quinoa and broad bean salad Recipe

Lemon and honey spatchcock chicken with quinoa and broad bean salad Recipe

  • 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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. For the quinoa salad, heat the rapeseed oil in a frying pan and fry the pumpkin and sunflower seeds until golden-brown. Set aside.
  4. 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.
  5. For the dressing, whisk all the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl and pour over the quinoa salad and the chicken.
  6. Serve the chicken pieces with the salad.