Coriander-rubbed lemon chicken pita, hummus
A recent trip to Baiz Market inspired this recipe, and thanks to a recent warm streak in the desert, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to throw something on the grill and sit by the pool. This recipe is about as easy as it gets - marinate some chicken for about an hour in the frig, make the hummus, grill the chicken under a brick, assemble the pita, and you're done.
What you'll need for the chicken:
- chicken thighs (trimmed of fat)
- a brick, wrapped in heavy foil
- coriander seed, ground
- 2 lemons (zest one lemon)
- 3 cloves of garlic, sliced
- thumb-sized piece of ginger, sliced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper
- a freezer bag
For the hummus, I used the recipe found here. You'll need:
- 1 16 oz can of chickpeas or garbanzo beans
- 1/4 cup liquid from can of chickpeas
- 3-5 tbsp lemon juice (depending on taste)
- 1 1/2 tbsp tahini
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Slice up the garlic, zest one lemon, slice the ginger (you can leave the skin on), juice the lemons and combine all ingredients in the freezer bag with the olive oil. I left about a clove of garlic out and inserted my knife in four places in each chicken thigh and stuffed the opening with a few slices of garlic. If you don't want to that, you don't have to, but I wanted to make sure the garlic penetrated the chicken (I love garlic). Season the chicken generously with the coriander, salt and pepper. Throw the chicken in the freezer bag and mix all ingredients well. Throw the chicken in the frig for about an hour to let the flavors combine. I flipped and rubbed the chicken multiple times over the hr to ensure good flavor penetration, and because I'm a little weird and obsessive.
Meanwhile, make the hummus according to the recipe. I used a blender and let it go on low for about a minute. Throw the hummus in the frig to let the texture firm up a bit. Or just eat it out of the blender...either way.
Pre-heat the grill over medium and wrap your bricks in foil. The weight from the brick will help even the chicken thickness out a bit so it will cook evenly. If you haven't trimmed your chicken well, you will get a lot of flare-ups from the flame, so make sure you do that. Grill the chicken skin side down first, placing brick on top, then flip over and continue to cook until it reaches about 170 degrees when a thermometer is inserted into the thigh. Make sure it's not touching a bone or you will not get an accurate reading. Let the chicken rest about 5-10 minutes, tented with foil on a cutting board, before you slice it.
With the hummus done, chicken grilled, the only thing left to do is put it all together. Grab a pita, spread some hummus on the pita, top with lettuce, the chicken, and whatever else you want. I bought a jar of roasted peppers and eggplant and used that. Some feta cheese would be nice too, but it's totally up to you. Now let's eat!
December 21st, 2009 - 13:33
Congratulations on starting your blog Joel! Nice photos, looks great.
December 21st, 2009 - 14:27
I could go for a pot of hummus right now. Looks great!
December 22nd, 2009 - 13:24
Loving your new blog!
July 31st, 2010 - 18:16
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