Roast Chicken, Basil and Bulgur Wheat Salad | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Roast Chicken, Basil and Bulgur Wheat Salad | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

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Crunchy, Parmesan-sprinkled lemony lettuce encircling bulgur wheat studded with vegetables and topped with garlicky, crisp-skinned chicken.

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Ingredients

  • 1 large (approx 1.8-2kg/4lbs) whole chicken (preferably organic)
  • 6 fat garlic cloves (unpeeled)
  • 3 tablespoons cold-pressed rapeseed oil
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt flakes or ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons cold-pressed rapeseed oil
  • Finely grated zest of 1 lemon plus 1 tablespoon juice (you need 1 tablespoon for the garland, too)
  • 100 grams flatleaf parsley (stems finely chopped to give 3 tablespoons, and leaves chopped)
  • 500 grams bulgur wheat
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt (plus more to taste)
  • 360 grams cherry tomatoes (quartered)
  • 300 grams radishes (quartered)
  • 1 - 2 (approx. 300g/11oz) courgettes (diced)
  • 100 grams Opies pickled walnuts (drained and chopped)
  • 100 grams walnut halves (broken into pieces)
  • 100 grams fresh basil
  • 50 grams Greek yoghurt (not low-fat)
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 3 hearts of romaine lettuce (torn into large-ish, bite-sized pieces)
  • 25 grams grated Parmesan
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

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