Chargrilled moroccan chicken with roast carrot and chickpea salad

Recipes / Salads

Serve grilled chicken breasts with crunchy carrot salad and everyone will be asking for more!

Recipe «Chargrilled moroccan chicken with roast carrot and chickpea salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 24 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 bunches baby carrots, trimmed, scrubbed, 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil, 4 x 170g skinless chicken breast fillets, 1 tbsp sumac, 2 tbsp white wine vinegar , 1 garlic clove, crushed, 1 tsp honey, 2 x 400g cans chickpeas, rinsed, drained , 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, toasted, 1 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves.

Ingredients:

  • 2 bunches baby carrots, trimmed, scrubbed 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 4 x 170g skinless chicken breast fillets 
  • 1 tbsp sumac 
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar 
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed 
  • 1 tsp honey 
  • 2 x 400g cans chickpeas, rinsed, drained 
  • 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, toasted 
  • 1 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves 

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C. Spread the carrots on a baking tray in a single layer. Season, then drizzle over 1 tablespoon oil and 2 tablespoons water. Roast for 10-12 minutes until the carrots soften slightly.
  2. Meanwhile, lightly oil a chargrill pan with the remaining olive oil. Heat over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and rub with the sumac. Cook for 3-4 minutes each side until browned.
  3. Remove the tray from the oven, turn the carrots then place the chicken on top. Roast for a further 10-12 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
  4. Whisk the vinegar, garlic and honey together in a large bowl. Season, then add chickpeas, sunflower seeds, parsley and carrots and toss to combine. Divide salad among plates, then top with the chicken.