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Marinated Chicken with Mandarin Salad Recipe

Succulent chicken in a creamy maas marinade with a colourful citrus salad.

Difficulty

Medium

Prep Time

20 minutes plus 4hr marinating time

Cooking Time

30 minutes

Serves

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Recipe Ingredients

Your Butcher Star Pack 4 Drum, 4 Thigh Chicken Pieces
½ cup (125ml) SPAR Buttermilk / Amasi
Zest and juice of 1 SPAR Freshline Beauties Mandarin
Juice of 1 SPAR Freshline Lemon
Pinch of chilli flakes
Sprig of SPAR Freshline Rosemary
2 cloves SPAR Freshline Garlic, crushed
1 Tbsp (15ml) SPAR Honey

Salad

1 packet (220g) SPAR Freshline Italian Salad Lettuce
1 SPAR Freshline Mediterranean Cucumber, sliced
2 SPAR Freshline Beauties Mandarins, peeled and sliced
100g SPAR Freshline Julienne Carrots
100g SPAR Freshline Mange Tout
150g SPAR Freshline Radishes, quartered
2 rounds (130g) SPAR South African Feta plain, cubed

Dressing

½ cup (125ml) SPAR Buttermilk / Amasi
1/3 cup (80ml) SPAR Mayonnaise
Juice of 2 SPAR Freshline Beauties Mandarins
Juice of 1 SPAR Freshline Lemon
2 Tbsp (30ml) SPAR Honey
1 tsp (5ml) SPAR Mustard
1 clove SPAR Freshline Garlic, crushed
Big pinch of SPAR Salt
Small handful of fresh dill, chopped

Recipe Method

Season the chicken pieces and place in a bowl or Ziploc bag.
Mix all the marinade ingredients together and pour over the chicken. Marinade for at least 4 hours or overnight in the fridge.
Preheat the oven to 200º C
Remove the chicken from the marinade and braai or bake in an oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
Place the lettuce, cucumber, mandarin, mange tout, radishes, and carrots in a bowl and top with feta.
Drizzle over the citrus dressing and serve with the chicken pieces.

Hints & Tips

Marinating chicken in buttermilk, maas and yoghurt helps to break down the proteins and tenderise the meat.
For a fuss free method, place your marinade and chicken into a Ziploc bag and remove as much air as you can.