Za’atar Chicken with Rainbow Rice Salad

Place the Jasmine rice into a sieve and rinse it with cold tap water. Rinse until the water becomes clear. Place rice and water in a medium saucepan and bring to the boil over a high heat. Cover with a lid and reduce the heat to medium. Simmer, covered, for 10-12 minutes or until the rice is soft and the water is absorbed.

Meanwhile, toss the chicken breast pieces in half of the olive oil and the za’atar in a large bowl until well coated. Set aside.

Heat the remaining olive oil in a medium frying pan over a medium heat. Add the red onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes or until the onion is soft. Add the lentils and rice and cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes or until they are flavoured by the onion. Transfer to a large bowl. Stir through the carrot, currants, mint and squeeze the juice from half of the lemon wedges. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Place the same frying pan back on a medium-high heat. Add the za’atar coated chicken and cook for 3-4 minutes, turning occasionally, or until cooked through and caramelised.