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Feasts to re-light your fire!

Prep 20 mins Cook 1 hour

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SERVES 6

• Calorie-controlled cooking spray

• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar

• 1 tbsp paprika

• 1 tbsp ground cumin

• 5 garlic cloves, crushed

• 2 tsp vegetable oil

• 1 ¾ tsp salt

• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper

• 1.5 kg whole chicken, skin removed

• Lime wedges, for serving

FOR THE GREEN SAUCE

• 30 g pack coriander, leaves picked

• 2 small green chillies, roughly chopped

• 2 spring onions, trimmed and chopped

• 1 garlic clove, halved

• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar • 1 lime, juiced

• 4 tbsp reduced-fat mayonnaise

FOR THE AVOCADO SALAD

• 1 Romaine lettuce, shredded

• ½ red onion, finely sliced

• 1 avocado, peeled, stone removed, and thinly sliced

• ½ lime, juiced

PREHEAT the oven to 200 c/fan 180 c/gas mark 6. Mist a metal rack with cooking spray and put in a roasting tin. In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, paprika, cumin, garlic, oil, salt and cayenne pepper. Make a few slits in the thickest part of the chicken, then rub the spice mixture all over the chicken and inside its cavity. Put the chicken, breast-side up, on the prepared rack and roast for 1 hour or until cooked through. Remove from the oven and set aside to rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, make the sauce and salad. For the sauce, put all the ingredient­s into a food processor and blend until smooth. Season to taste. For the salad, combine the lettuce and onion in a salad bowl, top with the avocado and sprinkle over the lime juice. Season to taste. Put the chicken on a platter, before carving at the table. Serve with the salad, sauce and lime wedges on the side.

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