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Chicken thighs with zucchini & delicata squash chutney

November 23, 2020 by Ariel 1 Comment

This is a recipe that was featured on Twitch and you can rewatch the episode in replay if you missed it.

If you’re searching for a quick and easy dish that will for sure please most palates, this is it.  Not only that it’s close to impossible to miss the cooking on chicken thighs, your don’t even need to peel the skin of the squash which will save you loads of time.  Delicata squashes are part of the summer squashes family, pretty much like zucchinis, and they are often available at the grocery all year long depending on where you live.

You will find a great balance between the spices on the chicken and the sweetness of the chutney.  The lemon zest and the fresh mint leaves playing the role of adding extra layers of flavours to bring everything together.  It truly is an amazing dish and I sincerely hope you get to try this recipe.

Cant find a delicata squash at the grocery?  No problem.

Fresh cubes of butternut or acorn squash will be perfect as a replacement.  Just don’t forget to remove the skin and use about a quarter of the squash (because delicata are much smaller in size), prior to grill them.

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Filed Under: Chicken, Proteins, Recipes, Vegetables, Zesty Tagged With: chicken thighs, chutney, Delicata Squash, dinner, easy, lemon juice, lemon zest, Mint, recipe, simple

Jasmine salt & pepper spice mix

October 22, 2015 by Ariel 1 Comment

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Why not jazz up the typical “salt & pepper” with this lightly flavoured jasmine salt & pepper mix.  I’ve been using it on grilled meat, veggy stir fry and even tofu!  The light jasmine aroma is a nice added touch to merguez and green cabbage stir fry and the lemon zest clear up the taste just enough to bring all your flavours together.

Delicate & worth it….

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Filed Under: Recipes, Spice Blend Tagged With: air dried, easy, jasmine, jasmine flowers, lemon zest, Meyer's lemon, pepper, peppercorns, recipe, salt, salt and pepper, spice mix, table salt, tellicherry, zesty

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