Grilled Quail with Lemon and Thyme
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Ingredients
- 8 quail
- 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 2 garlic cloves
- 500 g new potatoes
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 610 kcal
- Protein
- 50.5 g
- Carbohydrate
- 20.1 g
- of which sugars
- 2.3 g
- Fat
- 36 g
- of which saturates
- 9.5 g
- Fibre
- 3.2 g
- Salt
- 0.46 g
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Method
- 1
Boil the new potatoes for 15-18 minutes until tender, then drain.
- 2
Mix the olive oil with the lemon zest and juice, crushed garlic and dried thyme.
- 3
Rub the mixture over the spatchcocked quail.
- 4
Grill the quail for 5-6 minutes on each side until the skin is golden and the juices run clear with no pink remaining.
- 5
Rest for 2 minutes.
- 6
Serve the quail with the new potatoes.
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