Our State on a plate - Lilydale Chicken, Yogurt Roast Chicken with a Cypriot Grain Salad

bulgur wheat

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: rice

Quinoa is gluten-free and high in protein, while rice is often less expensive.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Goat cheese offers a similar tangy flavor with fewer calories, while ricotta can be more affordable.

Prepare marinade with Greek yogurt, ground cumin, ground coriander, smoked paprika, grated garlic, grated onion, lemon zest, and parsley. Mix well.

Butterfly the chicken by cutting along the backbone with kitchen scissors and open it up.

Generously lather the marinade onto the butterflied chicken and set aside.

Transfer the marinated chicken to a baking dish lined with baking paper, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt.

Bake in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius for about 45 minutes or until cooked through.

Prepare the Cypriot grain salad with cooked frico, toasted pumpkin seeds, toasted slivered almonds, red onion, parsley, currants, pomegranate seeds, capers, lemon juice, and extra virgin olive oil.

Serve the yogurt roast chicken with the Cypriot grain salad, drizzling some cumin yogurt dressing and adding lemon wedges.

Cooking Techniques

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