Serves 4

Chorizo chicken with chickpea and rocket salad recipe

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Takes 10 minutes to make and 25-30 minutes to barbecue

8 thin slices chorizo
8 chicken thighs with skin
2 x 410g cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
About 280g jar roasted mixed peppers in oil
50g wild rocket
1 tbsp lemon juice, plus lemon wedges to serve
Handful chopped fresh parsley

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1. Preheat the barbecue. Place a chorizo slice under the skin of each chicken thigh, then season all over. Cook, covered, on the hot barbecue for 25-30 minutes, turning halfway, or until lightly charred and the juices run clear when the meat is pierced with a sharp knife.
2. Meanwhile, tip the chickpeas into a large bowl. Drain the peppers (reserve the oil) and roughly chop. Add to the chickpeas with the rocket.
3. In a small bowl, mix 4 tablespoons of the reserved oil with the lemon juice, then season to taste. Pour over the chickpeas, add the parsley and toss everything together.
4. Serve 2 chorizo chicken thighs per person, with the chickpea and rocket salad and some lemon wedges to squeeze over.

Nutritional info

Per serving: 671kcals, 36.8g fat (6.6g saturated), 46.1g protein, 41.2g carbs, 12.5g sugar, 2.2g salt

Chef's tip

If you don’t have a barbecue with a lid (known as a kettle barbecue and ideal for bone-in meats and large joints), then cook the chicken in an oven preheated to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6 for 20 minutes, turning halfway. Finish on the barbecue for 5-10 minutes, until cooked through and charred. To cook indoors: Cook the chicken in the oven (see above) then finish in a griddle or frying pan, in batches, for 5-10 minutes, until cooked through.

Wine Recommendation

Wine note: This is just the kind of dish that needs washing down with a chilled, young, bright Spanish rosado (pink) wine, or sink a refreshing, ice-cold premium lager.

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