Juicy roast chicken thighs with a tzatziki sauce. A proper zingy recipe that’s packed full of flavour. Incredible as a midweek meal or as part of a larger spread for a dinner party.
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Step 1.
Heat the oven to 220°C fan. Cut the lemon into quarters, then each quarter in half again. Tip into a large roasting tin. Nestle in the chicken thighs skin-side up, drizzle over the oil and season well with salt and pepper. Finally scatter everything with the sumac and put into the oven to roast for 40 mins until the skin of the chicken is super crisp and the lemon wedges charred.
Step 2.
For the tzatziki, coarsely grate the cucumber into a sieve set over a bowl and scatter with flaky sea salt. Leave to drain for 15 mins, then squeeze any of the excess moisture out. Tip into a clean bowl. Spoon in the yoghurt, finely grate in the garlic and zest of the lemon, then squeeze in the juice. Roughly chop ¾ of the mint and ¾ of the dill leaves and scrape into the bowl along with a pinch of salt and lots of cracked black pepper. Drizzle in the oil and gently fold in.
Step 3.
Spoon some of the tzatziki onto the base of a plate and add on the chicken thighs, spooning over any juices from the tray. Scatter over the remaining herbs, squeeze over the jammy lemon wedges and drizzle with a little more oil. Serve with chips or a big green salad.
Serves
4
Lemon
Chicken Thigh
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Sumac
FOR THE TZATZIKI:
Cucumber
Greek Yoghurt
Garlic Clove
Lemon
Fresh Mint
Fresh Dill
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Serves
4
Lemon
Chicken Thigh
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Sumac
FOR THE TZATZIKI:
Cucumber
Greek Yoghurt
Garlic Clove
Lemon
Fresh Mint
Fresh Dill
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Press GO to start step-by-step mode and keep your screen awake as you cook.
Step 1.
Heat the oven to 220°C fan. Cut the lemon into quarters, then each quarter in half again. Tip into a large roasting tin. Nestle in the chicken thighs skin-side up, drizzle over the oil and season well with salt and pepper. Finally scatter everything with the sumac and put into the oven to roast for 40 mins until the skin of the chicken is super crisp and the lemon wedges charred.
Step 2.
For the tzatziki, coarsely grate the cucumber into a sieve set over a bowl and scatter with flaky sea salt. Leave to drain for 15 mins, then squeeze any of the excess moisture out. Tip into a clean bowl. Spoon in the yoghurt, finely grate in the garlic and zest of the lemon, then squeeze in the juice. Roughly chop ¾ of the mint and ¾ of the dill leaves and scrape into the bowl along with a pinch of salt and lots of cracked black pepper. Drizzle in the oil and gently fold in.
Step 3.
Spoon some of the tzatziki onto the base of a plate and add on the chicken thighs, spooning over any juices from the tray. Scatter over the remaining herbs, squeeze over the jammy lemon wedges and drizzle with a little more oil. Serve with chips or a big green salad.
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