Sticky Lemon Chicken with Winter Tabbouleh and Pomegranate

Sticky Lemon Chicken with Winter Tabbouleh and Pomegranate

Ready in 30 minutes • Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, July 23, 2017.
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A warm and wintery twist on a classic tabbouleh

Ingredients

WINTER TABBOULEH

  • 1 carrot, diced 1cm
  • 2 courgettes, diced 2cm
  • 1¼ cups bulgur wheat
  • ½ punnet cherry tomatoes, cut in half*
  • ½ bag baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons roughly chopped parsley leaves and stalks *
  • 4-5 tablespoons mint leaves, roughly chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • Zest and juice of ½ lemon (zest whole lemon)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

STICKY LEMON CHICKEN

  • 650g chicken thighs
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup (or runny honey)
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • Juice and zest of ½ lemon (zest whole lemon)

TO SERVE

  • 100g pomegranate mayonnaise

Steps

  1. oven to 220°C. Bring a full kettle to the boil. Line an oven tray with baking paper.
  2. Toss carrot and courgettes on prepared tray with a drizzle of oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for about 15 minutes, until tender. Turn once during cooking.
  3. While veggies cook, add bulgur and a pinch of salt to pot of boiling water and turn off heat. Cover with a lid and leave to soak for 15-18 minutes, until grains are tender. Drain well through a sieve.
  4. While bulgur soaks, pat chicken dry with paper towels and cut into 3cm-thick strips. Place in a shallow bowl, along with all remaining sticky lemon chicken ingredients and mix well to coat. Set aside for 5 minutes to marinate.
  5. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on medium heat. Cook chicken for about 3 minutes each side, until golden and cooked through. Set aside, covered with foil, to rest for about 5 minutes.
  6. When veggies have finished cooking and bulgur has drained, toss together all winter tabbouleh ingredients in a large bowl, until combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  7. divide winter tabbouleh between plates and top with slices of sticky lemon chicken. Dollop with pomegranate mayonnaise.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2685 kj
642 kcal
Protein 31.2g
Carbohydrate 31.2g
Fat 42.8g