Name: Easy roast chicken with brown rice salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Roast chicken; 1.5 kilogram chicken, trimmed; 1/2 lemon; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 2 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground paprika; Rice salad; 1 1/2 cup short-grain brown rice, rinsed; 1 1/2 cup baby kale leaves; 1 red capsicum, seeded, finely chopped; 200 gram punnet heirloom cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/2 bunch parsley, leaves chopped; 1/3 cup cashews; 1/3 cup currants; 1/4 cup sunflower seeds; 2 spring onions, finely sliced; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 2 garlic cloves, chopped

Easy roast chicken with brown rice salad

This roast chicken recipe creates a healthy yet hearty meal the whole family will love. Spiced chicken is served with a herby brown rice salad packed with nuts, seeds, veges and studded with currants

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

1H 30M

Total

1H 45M

Ingredients

Roast chicken

1.5 kilogram chicken, trimmed

1/2 lemon

2 tablespoon olive oil

2 teaspoon ground coriander

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon ground paprika

Rice salad

1 1/2 cup short-grain brown rice, rinsed

1 1/2 cup baby kale leaves

1 red capsicum, seeded, finely chopped

200 gram punnet heirloom cherry tomatoes, halved

1/2 bunch parsley, leaves chopped

1/3 cup cashews

1/3 cup currants

1/4 cup sunflower seeds

2 spring onions, finely sliced

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/4 cup lemon juice

2 garlic cloves, chopped

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C.

2.Place chicken in a baking dish. Insert lemon in cavity and rub with combined oil, coriander, cumin and paprika. Season well.

3.Roast chicken for 1 ½ hours, turning tray halfway through cooking. Transfer chicken to a plate, cover loosely with foil and rest for 10 minutes.

Rice salad

4.Cook rice following packet instructions. Drain, rinse under cold water and drain again. Cool for 10 minutes. Transfer rice to a large bowl and add kale, capsicum, tomatoes, parsley, cashews, currants, seeds and spring onion. Drizzle with combined remaining ingredients. Serve with carved chicken.