Recipe: Chermoula Chicken Legs with Cumin Roasted Beets and Tomatoes
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Author: Suz Crawt
Recipe type: Dinner
Serves: 4
Ingredients
2 large chicken legs
1 tbsp cumin seeds
2 garlic cloves
½ small white onion
1 large handful coriander
1 large handful parsley
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika
4 medium beets, chopped into quarters
1 large red onion, chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
Juice half lemon
2 tbsp cumin seeds
Salt and pepper
10 – 12 cherry tomatoes, halved
Instructions
Lightly toast the cumin seeds until fragrant. Grind them in a food processor, before adding the garlic, onion, coriander, parsley, lemon, pepper and paprika. Spoon the marinade (chermoula) over the chicken and massage it in. Leave to marinade for as long as you can – preferably overnight, but a couple of hours will do.
When you’re ready to cook, heat the oven to 180C / 375F. Transfer the marinated chicken to a foil lined roasting dish, and cook for 45 to 50 minutes, basting once or twice.
Meanwhile, combine the beets and onion in a roasting dish. Toss in the olive oil and lemon juice, and sprinkle over the cumin seeds, salt and pepper. Roast for 40 minutes, before adding the tomatoes for the final 10. Serve alongside the chicken.
Recipe by The Paleo Network at https://paleo.com.au/recipe-chermoula-chicken-cumin-beets/