Marinated Spicy Chicken with Mango and Lime Salad

Sun, 8 May 2022

Lizzy Lyons' Marinated Spicy Chicken with Mango and Lime Salad

Base Ingredients:

8 chicken thighs

Marinade Ingredients:

1 tablespoon chopped flat leaf parsley

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 tablespoon dried mixed herbs

2 chopped garlic cloves

4 tablespoons tomato ketchup

2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce

100mls olive oil

Salt & pepper to season

 

Mango & Lime Salad Ingredients:

3 mangoes, ripe, peeled and thinly sliced

1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced

1/4 red onion, thinly sliced

1/4 cup fresh basil, thinly sliced

1/4 cup fresh coriander roughly chopped

 

Dressing Ingredients:

Zest of 1 lime

Juice of 1/4 lime

1 teaspoon white sugar

2 tablespoons of olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

METHOD:

• In a large bowl mix all the marinade ingredients together.

• Place the chicken thighs in a zip lock bag and pour in the marinade ingredients ensuring that the thighs are completely covered in the marinade. Close the bag and place in the fridge for 2 hours.

• Remove the thighs from the fridge. Preheat the oven to 170C.

• Place a pan on a high heat and sear the chicken thighs skin side down until browned and a little charred.  Turn over and repeat the process.  Do not overcrowd the pan and sear off in batches if you need to.

• Remove from pan and place in ovenproof dish and put in the oven for 15/18 mins until cooked through.

• To make your salad place all the ingredients into a bowl and mix through

• For the dressing whisk all ingredients together.

• Serve your cooked chicken thighs on top of your mango and lime salad.