Name: Zesty roast chicory
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 heads white or red chicory; Juice and zest 1 lemon; 3 Tbsp Olive oil; 2 Tbsp chopped herbs of your choice

Zesty roast chicory

13 Jul 2017

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Total Time

30 minutes

Background

Chicory is very easy to roast so when you’re making roast dinner, put a couple of them in a baking tin , add some oil, herbs and lemon juice and roast them on the lower shelf for 25 minutes. It’s really delicious & healthy – it goes particularly well with lamb, chicken, duck and fish.

Ingredients

2 heads white or red chicory
Juice and zest 1 lemon
3 Tbsp Olive oil
2 Tbsp chopped herbs of your choice

Instructions

Heat the oven to 200°C. Remove any brown or damaged leaves from the chicory, but do not cut off the root!
Cut each head in half lengthways and put them in a baking tray. Season with salt and pepper.
Mix the oil with the lemon juice and zest, then brush the chicory halves with this, using a silicon brush. Pour any remaining vinaigrette all over.
Roast for 15 minutes until the chicory begins to soften, then turn them over and cook for a further 10 minutes or until the chicory is tender and golden.
Sprinkle with the herbs (I used parsley) and serve warm.