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Roast chicken with yoghurt tahini dressing, lemon and mint

Roast chicken with yoghurt tahini dressing, lemon and mint

Serves 4



2 tbsp   olive oil
1   chicken (about 1.5kg), butterflied
1 tsp each   ground cumin and ground coriander
1   lemon, halved, plus extra wedges to serve
40 gm   roasted almonds, coarsely chopped
¼ cup   (loosely packed) each flat-leaf parsley and mint, coarsely chopped
To serve:   snow peas and green beans, trimmed, blanched
Yoghurt tahini dressing
120 gm   thick Greek-style yoghurt
40 gm   hulled tahini
Juice   of ½ lemon
1 tbsp   extra-virgin olive oil
½   garlic clove, finely grated
Pinch   of finely ground cumin


1 Preheat oven to 200C. Heat half the oil in an ovenproof frying pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle chicken with remaining oil, season to taste, rub with spices, add to pan skin-side down and cook, turning once, until golden (5-6 minutes). Squeeze lemon over and roast in oven until cooked through (17-20 minutes). Set aside to rest (5 minutes), then scatter with almonds and herbs.
2 Meanwhile, for yoghurt tahini dressing, combine ingredients in a small bowl, season to taste and set aside.
3 Drizzle blanched snow peas and green beans with oil, season to taste and serve with chicken, dressing and lemon wedges.

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

RECIPE Alice Storey PHOTOGRAPHY Vanessa Levis STYLING Alice Storey and Emma Knowles


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