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Grilled, marinated chicken with salmoriglio

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Grilled chicken marinated in and dressed with salmoriglio.
Grilled chicken marinated in and dressed with salmoriglio.William Meppem

Salmoriglio is a versatile sauce, brightly flavoured with plenty of lemon and oregano, both fresh and dried, and sometimes parsley. It hails from southern Italy and is wonderful on grilled fish such as swordfish and blue eye trevalla. It’s also great poured over grilled chicken, lamb and cooked vegetables. Here I use it as both a marinade and a dressing for chicken thighs, which are perfect for a weeknight meal. I suggest leaving the skin on the thighs, but skinless ones will be fine, too. Any leftover sauce will keep in the fridge for about one week.

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Ingredients

  • 8 boneless chicken thighs, skin on

  • blanched green beans or spinach, to serve

For the salmoriglio

  • 2 garlic cloves, finely grated

  • leaves from 3 sprigs fresh oregano, finely chopped

  • small handful continental parsley leaves, finely chopped

  • 1 tbsp dried Sicilian or
    Greek oregano*, crumbled

  • zest of 1 lemon

  • 80ml lemon juice (from
    2-3 lemons)

  • 150ml extra virgin olive oil

Method

  1. Step 1

    For the salmoriglio, combine all of the ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake well and season to taste.

  2. Step 2

    Season the chicken with salt and place in a non-reactive container or dish. Pour over half of the salmoriglio, and mix well, ensuring that the chicken is well-coated. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour to marinate.

  3. Step 3

    Heat a charcoal grill or grill pan over a high heat and cook the chicken for 3-4 minutes on each side, until slightly charred and cooked through. Allow to rest.

  4. Step 4

    Serve the grilled chicken with beans or spinach and some remaining salmoriglio drizzled over.

*Note: The dried oregano must be the variety on the branch in dried bunches; it can be found at most Mediterranean grocers.

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Julia Busuttil NishimuraJulia Busuttil Nishimura is a Melbourne-based cookbook author, Good Weekend columnist and host of Good Food Kitchen.

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