Golden saffron chicken and potato salad

Prep
20m
Cook
35m
serves
4
Golden saffron chicken and potato salad
Golden saffron chicken and potato salad
Golden saffron chicken and potato salad
The appeal of this beautiful saffron chicken salad owes as much to its colour palette as to its vibrant flavour.

Ingredients (17)

  • 100ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lemon, sliced
  • 175ml dry white wine
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads
  • 4 (x 180g) corn-fed chicken breasts
  • 6 Dutch cream potatoes, peeled, cut into 2cm-thick slices
  • 150g yellow beans
  • 100g ready-cooked polenta, cut into 2cm cubes
  • 250g yellow cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 soft-boiled eggs, halved

Sweet lemon dressing

  • 1/2 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice, plus finely shredded zest of 1/2 lemon
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Method

  • 1.
    Combine 2 tbs olive oil, lemon slices, white wine, bay leaves and 1 tsp saffron in a large zip-lock bag. Season, add chicken breasts, seal bag, then massage to coat chicken. Refrigerate overnight.
  • 2.
    For the sweet lemon dressing, combine all the ingredients in a screwtop jar. Season, then seal and shake to combine.
  • 3.
    Place potato in a saucepan with remaining 1/2 tsp saffron and 1 tsp salt.
  • 4.
    Add enough cold water to cover, then set aside for 15 minutes for flavours to infuse. Bring to the boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes or until just tender. Drain and pat dry with paper towel.
  • 5.
    Blanch the yellow beans in boiling salted water for 5 minutes. Drain and pat dry with paper towel.
  • 6.
    Preheat the oven to 180°C. Drain the chicken, reserving lemon slices, and pat dry with paper towel. Heat 1 tbs olive oil in a frypan over medium-high heat and cook chicken for 2-3 minutes each side until golden. Transfer to a roasting pan with reserved lemon slices and roast for 6-8 minutes until chicken is cooked. Set aside to rest, loosely covered with foil.
  • 7.
    Meanwhile, heat another 1 tbs olive oil in a frypan over medium-high heat and cook polenta, turning, for 2-3 minutes or until pale golden. Drain on paper towel.
  • 8.
    Return frypan to the heat and add the remaining 1 tbs olive oil. Cook the potato, turning, for 2-3 minutes or until golden and crisp. Drain on paper towel.
  • 9.
    Divide potato, polenta, lemon slices, beans and tomato among 4 plates. Thickly slice chicken and place on top. Top each with half a soft-boiled egg, season and drizzle with dressing to serve.
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