Barbecued Mint & Lemon Chicken with Yoghurt Dressing

INGREDIENTS

- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp chopped fresh mint
- 1 tsp lemon pepper seasoning
- 500g Fresh Chicken Skinless Thighs
- cut in half
- Dressing:
- 1 cup natural Greek yoghurt
- 1 small garlic clove
- crushed
- 2 Tbsp tahini (optional)
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh mint
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp honey
- To Serve:
- Pita Pockets
- Lettuce
- cucumber slices
- tomato slices

Serves : 4

Cooking time: 25

METHOD

1. Place the oil, mint, lemon pepper seasoning and Fresh Chicken Skinless Thighs in a bowl. Mix well.

2. Preheat barbecue. Cook the chicken over a medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until the chicken is golden brown and cooked through.

Dressing:
3. Mix all the ingredients together.

4. Serve the chicken in pita pockets with lettuce, cucumber and tomato. Drizzle with the dressing. Or serve on couscous or Israeli couscous flavoured with red onion and peppers, topped with the dressing and a green salad.

Recipe from Tegel.co.nz

RELATED RECIPES

Baked Lemon Grass and Chilli Chicken

Chicken

Preheat oven to 200°C. Place chicken breasts in a shallow baking dish. Combine all other ingredients and pour over the chicken. Bake until the chicken is cooked through and golden (about 30 minutes). To check whether it is done, insert a skewer into the thickest part....

Tandoori-spiced chicken drumsticks

Chicken

Heat oven to 200C. Make three deep incisions in the flesh of each drumstick, without cutting right through. Place drumsticks in a ceramic dish. Combine lemon juice, ginger, garlic, salt and chilli powder into a paste and rub all over the chicken pieces. Set aside for...

Stuffed pork loin chops

Pork

Preheat oven to 180 deg C. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a small pan and gently cook bacon and garlic until tender. Transfer finely chopped bacon rahers and finely chopped onion to a bowl and mix with fresh breadcrumbs, finely chopped sage, salt and pepper, grated...

The Butcher's Block

Sign up to The Butcher’s Block for weekly meat specials at the Mad Butcher, emailed straight to your inbox.