Chimichurri Roast Chicken on Creamy Garlic Yoghurt Sauce

Name: Chimichurri Roast Chicken on Creamy Garlic Yoghurt Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Argentinian
Ingredients: 125 ml or ½ cup olive oil; 8 x Cloves Garlic roughly chopped; 15 ml or 1 Tbsp Robertsons Chicken spice; 5 ml or 1 Tsp of crushed chillies; 60 g Italian Parsley roughly chopped; 30 ml or 2 Tbsp white spirit vinegar; 2.5 ml or ½ Tsp salt; 1 whole chicken cleaned; 45 ml or 3 Tbsp chimichurri sauce; 15 ml or 1 Tbsp Robertsons Chicken spice; 15 ml or 1 Tbsp Robertsons mixed herbs; 5 ml or 1 Tsp salt; 500 ml or 2 cups thick Greek yoghurt; 10 ml or 2 Tsp garlic salt; 1.25 ml or ¼ ground black pepper

5 People
120 min.
easy

Our take on the classic Argentinian chimichurri, with Robertsons Mixed Herbs, adds an explosion of flavour to a beautifully golden roast chicken that everyone will enjoy as the star of your Sunday lunch.

Ingredients

For the Chimichurri:

125 ml or ½ cup olive oil
8 x Cloves Garlic roughly chopped
15 ml or 1 Tbsp Robertsons Chicken spice
5 ml or 1 Tsp of crushed chillies
60 g Italian Parsley roughly chopped
30 ml or 2 Tbsp white spirit vinegar
2.5 ml or ½ Tsp salt

For the Chicken:

1 whole chicken cleaned
45 ml or 3 Tbsp chimichurri sauce
15 ml or 1 Tbsp Robertsons Chicken spice
15 ml or 1 Tbsp Robertsons mixed herbs
5 ml or 1 Tsp salt

For the Garlic Yoghurt:

500 ml or 2 cups thick Greek yoghurt
10 ml or 2 Tsp garlic salt
1.25 ml or ¼ ground black pepper

Cooking Method

Preheat the oven to 180ºC
Place chimichurri ingredients into a food processor and purée. Transfer into a jar or bowl & set aside.
In a small bowl combine chimichurri, Robertsons Chicken Spice & Robertsons Mixed Herbs & salt and coat the chicken thoroughly with this mixture.
Place the chicken into the oven & roast for 90 minutes.
While the chicken is roasting, mix the garlic yoghurt ingredients together & set aside.
Remove the chicken from the oven, and allow to rest for 10 minutes
Carve the Chicken.
Smear the garlic yoghurt onto the base of a plate or platter, place carved chicken on top of the garlic yoghurt drizzle with chimichurri & garnish with italian parsley & Robertsons Crushed Chilli.