Lemon-thyme chicken with roast tomato and zucchini salad
From: gourmettraveller.com.au Serves 4-6
6 chicken thighs, bone in, skin on
400 gm vine-ripened cherry tomatoes
100 ml olive oil
Juice and finely grated rind of 1 lemon, plus wedges, to serve
2 garlic cloves, finely grated
2 tbsp thyme leaves
50 gm parmesan, finely grated
To serve: oregano
Zucchini and oregano salad
3 zucchini, thinly sliced lengthways on a mandolin
2 tbsp oregano
50 ml extra-virgin olive oil
Finely grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
Preheat oven to 180C. Place chicken and tomatoes on separate oven trays lined with baking paper. Combine oil, lemon rind and juice, garlic and thyme in a bowl and season to taste. Drizzle half the mixture over chicken and the remaining over tomatoes and roast until golden and cooked through (10-12 minutes for tomatoes; 15-20 minutes for chicken).
For zucchini and oregano salad, combine ingredients in a bowl, season to taste, toss to combine and set aside to marinate (5 minutes).
Divide salad among serving plates, scatter with parmesan and oregano and serve with chicken and lemon wedges.