Name: Roast chicken with Russian salad
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 6 - 8
Ingredients: 2 free-range chickens, 1.2kg each, cut in half lengthways, wing and leg tips removed; For drizzling: olive oil; 2 lemons, halved; Spice rub; 1 tbsp each ground coriander and smoked paprika; 1 tbsp dark brown sugar; 2 tsp dried chilli flakes; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; Russian salad; 4 eggs; 3 Dutch cream potatoes (about 120gm each); 1 large carrot, halved horizontally; 200 gm frozen peas, defrosted; 250 gm mayonnaise; 60 ml cider vinegar (¼ cup); 4 golden shallots, thinly sliced; 1 cup loosely packed chopped dill

“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

2 free-range chickens, 1.2kg each, cut in half lengthways, wing and leg tips removed

For drizzling: olive oil

2 lemons, halved

Spice rub

1 tbsp each ground coriander and smoked paprika

1 tbsp dark brown sugar

2 tsp dried chilli flakes

1 tsp ground cinnamon

Russian salad

4 eggs

3 Dutch cream potatoes (about 120gm each)

1 large carrot, halved horizontally

200 gm frozen peas, defrosted

250 gm mayonnaise

60 ml cider vinegar (¼ cup)

4 golden shallots, thinly sliced

1 cup loosely packed chopped dill

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.

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Styling by Alice Storey

Styling by Lucy Weight

Ingredients

Method

Main

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