Easy harissa-and-lemon chicken on the braai
Planning a chicken braai? Breathe some life into your braai routine with this easy harissa-and-lemon marinade – and whip up some quick flatbreads and a watermelon salsa while you’re at it.
Ingredients:
- Woolworths 1.2 kg portions of chicken
- 2 T Woolworths Harissa Spice
- Juice of 1 lemon
- ¼ cup olive oil or canola oil
- 1 chopped chilli
- 10 g chopped rosemary
Method:
- Combine the ingredients for the marinade and spoon over chicken. Rub into chicken and marinate for an hour. Keep any excess marinade aside for basting.
- Grill the chicken over medium-hot coals, basting as you go, until tender and cooked through.
Flatbread:
- 260 g flour
- 200 g yoghurt
- 1 t salt
- 1 T cumin seeds
- Combine ingredients and knead into a smooth dough. Rest before rolling out.
- Place on braai grid over medium coals and keep turning with tongs until slightly charred, bubbly and cooked through.
Watermelon salsa:
- 1 x Woolworths Watermelon Snack Pot
- 1 green chilli, sliced
- 10 g fresh coriander, chopped and added to taste
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 T olive oil
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste.
- Cut up a snack pot of watermelon and combine with chilli, coriander, lime juice and a dash of olive oil.
- To serve: Serve the chicken warm with flatbreads and watermelon salsa. Enjoy with a dollop of Crème fraîche or cooling plain yoghurt.
Serves 4
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