Roasted Chicken with Cucumber Salad
Succulent roasted chicken cooked perfectly in the microwave oven. Serve with cucumber salad for a great dinner party dish.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2large chicken pieces
- 3 tbspextra virgin olive oil
- sea salt
- black pepper
- 5purple potatoes
- 0.5lemon
- 3garlic cloves
- 1red pepper
- 2carrots
- fresh thyme
- 2red onion (quartered)
- 0.5 tspsweet red paprika
- 200 gcherry tomatoes (on the vine)
Cucumber Salad
- 1cucumber
- fresh basil
- fresh parsley
- 0.5lemon juice
- Salt and Pepper
- 2 tbspolive oil
Steps
STEP 1
Preheat on convection at 180°C.
STEP 2
Mix 2 tbsp olive oil with salt, pepper, and paprika. Score the chicken skin, then toss chicken in mixture. Let rest in the fridge for a minimum 2 hours.
STEP 3
While the chicken is in the fridge, cut the veggies in irregular shapes and coat them in some olive oil, salt, and pepper.
STEP 4
Make the cucumber salad:
Cut the cucumber into large pieces. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and add chopped herbs. Mix well and let sit for 5 minutes. Add olive oil and lemon juice.
STEP 5
Add veggies, lemon and herbs to the bottom of an oven-safe dish. Put the chicken on top.
STEP 6
Transfer to the oven and roast for 45-60 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Serve with the cucumber salad.
Enjoy
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