Culinary Education/Moroccan Chicken w/Fattoush Salad

Moroccan Chicken with Fattoush Salad

• Recipe and Photos submitted by Ryan Stone, Sous Chef, Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown

Ingredients

Spice Mix for Chicken

• 100g Ras el Hanout
• 100g Whole Coriander seeds
• 150g Anise Seeds
• 100g Ground Coriander
• 30g Cayenne Pepper
• 200g Nigella (Onion) Seeds
• 100g Bread Crumbs

Preserved Lemon

• 600g Salt
• 300g Sugar
• 1 litre Champagne Vinegar
• 3 litres Water
• 5 Bay Leaves
• 10g Juniper Berries
• 10g Whole Black Pepper
• 20 Lemons cut in half

Fattoush Salad

• 10 Cherry Tomatoes
• 10 Grapes
• 1/8 cup Raisins
• 1/2 Red Onion, Sliced Thin
• 2 Roasted Red Bell Peppers
• 2 tablespoons Diced Preserved Lemon
• ½ bunch Flat-Leaf Parsley
• ½ bunch Arugula
• 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
• to taste Salt & Pepper

Preparation Guide

The Lemons

INSTRUCTIONS

Put lemons in a large pot of cold water and bring to a boil. At the same time combine all the other ingredients in the lemon recipe and bring them to a boil as well. Once the lemons have come to a boil, drain them in a colander and add them to the vinegar solution once it has boiled. Ideally, both should come to a boil at the same time and are mixed while both are still hot. Cool the lemons in the vinegar solution, and allow them to cure for 2 nights in it. Remove the lemons as you need them, scoop out the flesh and dice the rind. The lemons will keep for months in the brine.

The Chicken

INSTRUCTIONS	PHOTO GUIDE
Butterfly the chicken breast, to prepare for cooking
Combine all spices of the Chicken Spice Mix and coat the chicken breast in the spices
Shallow fry the chicken in olive oil until done
Rest the chicken after cooking

The Salad

INSTRUCTIONS	PHOTO GUIDE
Toss all ingredients for the salad together, dressing the salad with olive oil and lemon juice only, season with salt and pepper
Plate the Sumac Yoghurt
Plate the chicken on the Sumac Youghurt
Drape the salad on top of the ckicken on the Sumac Yoghurt as seen on the image

The Finished Plate

INSTRUCTIONS	PHOTO GUIDE
The finished plate should look like this