“I love the combination of spice-coated roast chicken and creamy potato salad at Peasant in Brisbane. Please would you ask them for the recipe?”
Marie Wilson, Toowoomba, Qld
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Ingredients
Spice rub
Russian salad
Method
Main
1.For spice rub, combine ingredients in a bowl with 1 tbsp sea salt. Rub over chicken, place in a non-reactive container, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight to marinate.
2.For Russian salad, cook eggs in a saucepan of boiling water until soft-boiled (6-7 minutes). Cool under running water, peel, quarter and set aside. Scrub potatoes, place in a saucepan of cold salted water, bring to the boil and cook until tender (15-17 minutes), cool, peel and cut into 1.5cm dice. Cook carrot in a saucepan of boiling salted water until just tender (10-12 minutes), cool and cut into 1.5cm pieces. Blanch peas in a saucepan of boiling salted water until bright green (1 minute), refresh and drain. Combine mayonnaise and vinegar in a large bowl, season to taste and stir until smooth. Add all ingredients and toss to combine.
3.Preheat oven to 200C. Heat a char-grill pan (or barbecue) over medium-high heat, drizzle chicken with a little oil and grill, turning occasionally, until charred (8-10 minutes). Transfer to a baking tray and roast until cooked through (30-35 minutes). Cover loosely with foil and rest for 10 minutes. Cut each chicken into quarters, season to taste, squeeze over lemon and serve with warm salad.
