Za’atar Chicken Plates with Cucumber Salad, Hummus & Pickles

Method

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/450°F/Gas Mark 5.
2. 2. Mix the za’atar and olive oil together with a large pinch of salt. Place the spatchcocked chicken into a large tray and drizzle over most of the za’atar oil, reserving a little for serving. Cover the whole chicken with the oil and place into the oven for 1 hour.
3. 3. Whilst the chicken roasts, make the hummus. Place the chickpeas and their water into a saucepan and add the bicarbonate of soda. Place over a medium heat and bring to the boil. Allow to simmer for a few minutes then take off the heat, drain and place the chickpeas into a food processor. Blitz for a few minutes until completely smooth then add the tahini and blitz again until super smooth. Add the garlic, lemon zest and juice and a good amount of salt. Blitz again to combine and then add a few ice cubes to help cool everything out. If the hummus is too thick at this stage, slowly add water to loosen until it is the right consistency. Set aside until needed.
4. 4. For the cucumber salad, bash the cucumber with a rolling pin and break into rough, bite-sized pieces. Sprinkle the salt over the cucumber and place into a sieve. Leave for 30 minutes. In a pestle and mortar bash the caraway seeds to a coarse powder then add the garlic clove and chilli flakes and bash again to a paste. Add the olive oil and lemon juice and stir into the garlic paste.
5. 5. When the cucumbers have salted, place into a serving bowl, add the dressing and toss to combine.
6. 6. After an hour the chicken should be cooked - to check if the chicken is fully cooked, use a skewer to poke the chicken into the thickest part and if the juices that run out are clear it is cooked.
7. 7. Slice the chicken up into pieces and drizzle over the reserved za’atar oil. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over the hummus and sprinkle with a little paprika and salt then serve the chicken, hummus and cucumber salad to the table with some pickles and flatbreads for dipping.

• Summer
• chicken
• salad
• Picnic Food
• Summer Food
• zatar

Ingredients

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