Middle Eastern chicken with green tahini sauce and lemon roast potatoes.

Middle Eastern chicken with green tahini sauce and lemon roast potatoes.

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This Middle Eastern chicken is a great summer recipe as it is delicious fresh from the oven but works just as well at room temperature for a picnic or party. You can also grill the chicken on skewers.

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Ingredients

  • 4 skinless boneless outdoor reared chicken breasts or boneless skinless thighs
  • 1 tablespoon ground sumac
  • 1 tablespoon ground allspice
  • 1 tablespoon whole cumin seeds
  • half a tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons organic rapeseed/canola or olive oil
  • 750g / 1.5lb unpeeled waxy, salad, or new potatoes
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 lemon, un-waxed or wax soaked off in boiling water
  • 4 tablespoons fresh oregano, marjoram, rosemary or thyme leaves
  • Sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled
  • 50g / 2 ounces Flat leaf / Italian parsley
  • 8 tablespoons (about 100g or 3.5 ounces) tahini
  • 1 lemon, juice and zest
  • 8 tablespoons water
  • Harissa โ€“ or for a less spicy sauce, use romesco
  • Rocket/arugula, shredded Romaine or watercress, ribbons of courgette/zucchini
  • Warmed flatbread.

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