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Char-grilled paprika chicken with potato, corn and cos salad

Char-grilled paprika chicken with potato, corn and cos salad

Serves 4



8   chicken thigh pieces on the bone, skin on
2   garlic cloves
2 tsp   smoked paprika
Finely grated rind and juice   of 2 lemons
1 tbsp   thyme
80 ml (⅓ cup)   olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
500 gm   chat potatoes, thickly sliced
2   corn cobs, husks and silks removed
1   leek, trimmed, cut lengthways into 6
2   baby cos, coarsely chopped
½ cup (loosely packed)   mint
Buttermilk dressing
100 ml   buttermilk
70 gm   crème fraîche or sour cream
2 tbsp   olive oil
1 tbsp   white wine vinegar
2 tsp   Dijon mustard
½   garlic clove, finely chopped


1 Slash skin of chicken in several places and place in a non-reactive container. Pound garlic, paprika, lemon rind, thyme and 1 tsp sea salt in a mortar and pestle to a paste, season to taste with freshly ground pepper, stir in lemon juice and oil. Pour over chicken, rub well into skin and flesh, stand to marinate (10 minutes).
2 Meanwhile, cook potato in a saucepan of boiling water over high heat until just tender (5-6 minutes), drain and transfer to a bowl.
3 Heat a char-grill pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle corn and leek with a little oil and char-grill, turning occasionally, until tender. When cool enough to handle, cut kernels from cobs, coarsely chop leek and add both to potato.
4 Meanwhile, for buttermilk dressing, whisk ingredients in a bowl to combine. Add dressing to potato mixture, add cos and mint, season to taste and toss to combine.
5 Drain chicken and cook in a char-grill pan over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until cooked through (10-15 minutes). Serve hot with salad.

This recipe is from the February 2012 issue of Australian Gourmet Traveller.

RECIPE Emma Knowles PHOTOGRAPHY William Meppem STYLING Emma Knowles

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