French Food Friday - Honey-mustard roast chicken and lentils

 

It has turned colder here and I am always on the lookout for some new ideas for cosy dinners.

For some reason or another, I have never combined chicken and lentilles so I thought I would give this recipe a try.

It was delicious and I am sure you will love it as much as we did.

Note I cooked the lentilles in some chicken stock with the spinach but if it is warm where you are, yo may prefer to use cold lentilles and not cook the spinach. I did not have a chicken so I used 4 chicken legs with thighs. 

Honey-mustard roast chicken and lentils

Ingredients

½ cup (125ml) extra virgin olive oil

2 tbs red wine vinegar

2 tbs wholegrain mustard

1 tbs honey

1 garlic clove, crushed

2 tsp chopped lemon thyme

1.5kg chicken, spine removed, halved (ask your butcher to do this)

1 bunch Dutch carrots, trimmed, scrubbed

1 small cauliflower, cut into small florets

400g can lentils, drained and rinsed

120g baby spinach

1 cup mint, roughly chopped

1 cup flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C. Line 2 large oven trays with baking paper.

2.Place oil, vinegar, mustard, honey, garlic and thyme in a screwtop jar, season, seal with lid and shake to combine.

3.Using a sharp knife, make several 5mm-deep incisions in the thickest parts of the chicken to help it cook evenly. Place on a lined tray, drizzle all over with 2 tbs honey-mustard mixture, and roast for 35-40 minutes until chicken is golden brown and juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a skewer. Set aside to rest for 10 minutes loosely covered with foil. Cut into portions.

4.Place carrots and cauliflower on second tray, drizzle with 2 tbs honeymustard mixture, toss to coat and roast for 35-40 minutes or until tender.

5.Place lentils, spinach, herbs, roasted vegetables, remaining honey-mustard mixture and cooking juices from the chicken in a large bowl, season and toss to combine. Place on a serving platter and serve with roast chicken.

Bon vendredi a tous ♥

Leeann x