Kangaroo Island Chicken

Kangaroo Island Chicken

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Prep15 min
Cook15 min
Total30 min
Servings4
Difficultyeasy
Gluten-FreeHeart HealthyLow CarbLunchDinner / Supper

Ingredients

  • 1lemon
  • 4boned chicken thighs, cut in half
  • 10 tbspExtra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
  • 0salt and pepper
  • 2anchovy fillets
  • 0.5 cuppitted and finely chopped green olives
  • 1garlic clove, minced
  • 0.5 cupchopped fresh parsley, (preferably Italian)
  • 1 tbspwhite wine vinegar
  • 1 tbspred wine vinegar
  • 2bulbs fennel
  • 4lemon wedges
  • 0parsley leaves for garnish
  • 0black olives

Instructions

  1. 1

    Zest the lemon. Marinate the chicken with the lemon zest, two tablespoons olive oil, crushed garlic and salt and pepper for two hours or overnight.

  2. 2

    To make relish: mash the anchovies and place in a food processor with the green olives, minced garlic, parsley, vinegar, juice of lemon and another six tablespoons of olive oil. Mix well. Season with salt and pepper.

  3. 3

    Grill chicken, preferably over charcoal.

  4. 4

    Remove the chicken from the chargrill, cut into small pieces and toss with the relish.

  5. 5

    To accompany this dish, slice some fennel into large wedges and pour over a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, a little sugar and a tablespoon of red wine vinegar. Cover in alfoil and cook in the oven for about fifteen minutes.

  6. 6

    Serve warm or at room temperature garnished with lemon and parsley leaves and scattered with black olives around the dish.