
By
Jane Curran
published
in Recipes
Ingredients
- 6 chicken breasts, on the bone
- 3tsp jerk spice mix (we like Bart Spices)
- 2tbsp olive oil
- juice 2 limes, plus lime wedges, to serve
for the rice salad
- 250g (9oz) cooked cold Basmati rice
- 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 200g (7oz) fresh pineapple, chopped
- 200g (7oz) frozen peas, cooked
- zest and juice 2 limes
- 3tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
Method
To make the chicken, cut 1cm (½in) slashes into it, mix the spice and oil, rub into the chicken, cover and marinate for 4 hours. Heat the oven to 200C, 180C fan, 400F, gas 6, and cook for 40 minutes.
To make the rice salad, simply mix everything together and season. Serve with the cooked chicken and lime wedges.
Jane Curran is a freelance food editor, stylist, writer and consultant based in Cape Town. Former food director of TI Media & woman&home. All about food, wine (dipWSET), gardening and the Arsenal.