Name: Hewie's Chicken
Ingredients: 3 chicken breasts ((sliced lengthways into tenderloins)); 8 potatoes ((cut in half)); 1 whole red capsicum; 1 whole green capsicum; 4 tomatoes; 1/2 iceberg or large cos lettuce; 1-2 cups mixed salad greens; 1 tsp olive oil ((for cooking on bbq)); 1 & 1/2 cups extra virgin olive oil; 1 cup coriander leaves; 1 cup italian parsley leaves ((flat parsley, not curly)); 1 heaped tsp turmeric; 1 heaped tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 1 tbsp honey; 1 tbsp sambal olec; 1 tbsp soy sauce

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Hewie’s Chicken

Also known as Iain Hewitson's Warm Chicken Salad

Course Main Course

Cuisine Australian

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

Chicken Salad

3 chicken breasts (sliced lengthways into tenderloins)
8 potatoes (cut in half)
1 whole red capsicum
1 whole green capsicum
4 tomatoes
½ iceberg or large cos lettuce
1-2 cups mixed salad greens
1 tsp olive oil (for cooking on bbq)

Marinade

1 & ½ cups extra virgin olive oil
1 cup coriander leaves
1 cup italian parsley leaves (flat parsley, not curly)
1 heaped tsp turmeric
1 heaped tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp sambal olec
1 tbsp soy sauce

Instructions

Pre-BBQ steps

Blitz all marinade ingredients in blender, it should not be a smooth puree, but a bit 'bitsy' and colourful.Split into two halves, and set one half aside in the fridge
Cut the potatoes into halves, and parboil the potatoes until they are soft on the outside but semi-firm on the inside. This should be around 8-15 minutes on a near-rolling boil depending on the size of the potatoes.
Slice the chicken into tenderloins, and marinate the chicken for at least an hour in one half of the marinade.
Prepare a salad with shredded lettuce, lettuce greens, finely sliced capsicums and tomatoes cut into quarters

BBQ time

Put the bbq on!
Coat the potatoes in olive oil and put on the bbq grill, cook for about 20-30 minutes
After 10 minutes, put the marinated chicken on a bbq plate (it burns less on a plate than a grill, but bbq grill is fine)
Take the chicken off the bbq when it's cooked and cover it in a bowl to retain moisture
The potatoes are ready when they're crunch on the outside

Serving

Plate up some chicken tenderloins, potato halves and salad to each plate. Drizzle with the leftover marinade and use as a sauce.

Notes

My mother had this recipe on a VHS tape that she recorded from the television in 1995. We’ve never been able to find this recipe anywhere in any Iain Hewitson recipe book, but it’s been a family favourite for decades!