The chicken was marinated for a few hours in this Syrian spice mix I get at Kalustyan's - great for grilling too during the summer. It's made up of aleppo pepper, black pepper, allspice, cinnamon, coriander, cloves, cumin, paprika, salt. I rubbed the spices into the chicken and then threw in quartered lemons and olive oil. To cook I heated a cast iron pan with olive oil up really hot, and got the meat crispy on both sides, then threw it in the oven at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes. Crispy on the outside and juicy in the middle.The salad is an old favourite, sliced fennel, red peppers, parsley, chopped cured black olives, and a simple dressing of lemon juice and basil oil, salt and pepper. The lemony olive mix is great with the pollo.
