A super simple, yet totally delicious dinner. Homemade fries and Cajun-spiced chicken wings are oven roasted until perfectly golden and crispy. Served with a fresh sunflower seed salad and elevated with a chive crème fraîche drizzle.
Baked Chicken Wings & Fries
Baked Chicken Wings & Fries
with sunflower seeds & chive crème fraîche
Hands on Time: 25 - 30 minutes
Overall Time: 30 - 35 minutes
Ingredients:
- Chicken
- Creme Fraiche
- Cucumber
- Free-range Chicken Wings
- Fresh Chives
- Green Leaves
- Lemon
- NOMU Cajun Rub
- Potato
- Sunflower Seeds
From your kitchen:
- Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
- Salt & Pepper
- Water
- Paper Towel
EASY ROAST
Preheat the oven to 220°C. Place the fries on one side of a large roasting tray, coat in oil and season. Pat the chicken wings dry with paper towel. Place on the other side of the tray, coat in oil, the NOMU rub, and season. Pop in the hot oven and roast until cooked through and starting to crisp, 25-30 minutes (shifting halfway).
PREP STEP
Rinse the green leaves and the chives. Roughly shred the green leaves and finely slice the chives. Rinse and cut the cucumber into half-moons. Set everything aside.
SUNNY SEEDS
Place the sunflower seeds in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 2-3 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
FRESH SALAD
Place the shredded leaves into a bowl and toss with a squeeze of lemon juice (to taste), a drizzle of olive oil, the cucumber half-moons, the toasted seeds and seasoning. Set aside.
CHIVE & CRÈME
Place the crème fraîche into a bowl and mix through ¾ of the sliced chives. Add a splash of water and season.
ALL DONE!
Plate up the fries and the golden chicken wings. Pile the dressed salad on the side and drizzle over the chive crème fraîche. Garnish with the remaining chives. Serve any remaining lemon wedges on the side. Go on, Chef!
Potato - 200g
Free-range Chicken Wings - 8
NOMU Cajun Rub - 10ml
Green Leaves - 20g
Fresh Chives - 3g
Cucumber - 50g
Sunflower Seeds - 10g
Lemon - 1
Crème Fraîche - 40ml
EASY ROAST
Preheat the oven to 220°C. Place the fries on one side of a large roasting tray, coat in oil and season. Pat the chicken wings dry with paper towel. Place on the other side of the tray, coat in oil, the NOMU rub, and season. Pop in the hot oven and roast until cooked through and starting to crisp, 25-30 minutes (shifting halfway).
PREP STEP
Rinse the green leaves and the chives. Roughly shred the green leaves and finely slice the chives. Rinse and cut the cucumber into half-moons. Set everything aside.
SUNNY SEEDS
Place the sunflower seeds in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 2-3 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
FRESH SALAD
Place the shredded leaves into a bowl and toss with a squeeze of lemon juice (to taste), a drizzle of olive oil, the cucumber half-moons, the toasted seeds and seasoning. Set aside.
CHIVE & CRÈME
Place the crème fraîche into a bowl and mix through ¾ of the sliced chives. Add a splash of water and season.
ALL DONE!
Plate up the fries and the golden chicken wings. Pile the dressed salad on the side and drizzle over the chive crème fraîche. Garnish with the remaining chives. Serve any remaining lemon wedges on the side. Go on, Chef!
Potato - 400g
Free-range Chicken Wings - 16
NOMU Cajun Rub - 20ml
Green Leaves - 40g
Fresh Chives - 5g
Cucumber - 100g
Sunflower Seeds - 20g
Lemon - 1
Crème Fraîche - 80ml
EASY ROAST
Preheat the oven to 220°C. Place the fries on one side of a large roasting tray, coat in oil and season. Pat the chicken wings dry with paper towel. Place on the other side of the tray, coat in oil, the NOMU rub, and season. You may need to use a separate tray. Pop in the hot oven and roast until cooked through and starting to crisp, 30-35 minutes (shifting halfway).
PREP STEP
Rinse the green leaves and the chives. Roughly shred the green leaves and finely slice the chives. Rinse and cut the cucumber into half-moons. Set everything aside.
SUNNY SEEDS
Place the sunflower seeds in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 2-3 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
FRESH SALAD
Place the shredded leaves into a bowl and toss with a squeeze of lemon juice (to taste), a drizzle of olive oil, the cucumber half-moons, the toasted seeds and seasoning. Set aside.
CHIVE & CRÈME
Place the crème fraîche into a bowl and mix through ¾ of the sliced chives. Add a splash of water and season.
ALL DONE!
Plate up the fries and the golden chicken wings. Pile the dressed salad on the side and drizzle over the chive crème fraîche. Garnish with the remaining chives. Serve any remaining lemon wedges on the side. Go on, Chef!
Potato - 600g
Free-range Chicken Wings - 24
NOMU Cajun Rub - 30ml
Green Leaves - 60g
Fresh Chives - 8g
Cucumber - 150g
Sunflower Seeds - 30g
Lemon - 1
Crème Fraîche - 125ml
EASY ROAST
Preheat the oven to 220°C. Place the fries on one side of a large roasting tray, coat in oil and season. Pat the chicken wings dry with paper towel. Place on the other side of the tray, coat in oil, the NOMU rub, and season. You may need to use a separate tray. Pop in the hot oven and roast until cooked through and starting to crisp, 30-35 minutes (shifting halfway).
PREP STEP
Rinse the green leaves and the chives. Roughly shred the green leaves and finely slice the chives. Rinse and cut the cucumber into half-moons. Set everything aside.
SUNNY SEEDS
Place the sunflower seeds in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 2-3 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
FRESH SALAD
Place the shredded leaves into a bowl and toss with a squeeze of lemon juice (to taste), a drizzle of olive oil, the cucumber half-moons, the toasted seeds and seasoning. Set aside.
CHIVE & CRÈME
Place the crème fraîche into a bowl and mix through ¾ of the sliced chives. Add a splash of water and season.
ALL DONE!
Plate up the fries and the golden chicken wings. Pile the dressed salad on the side and drizzle over the chive crème fraîche. Garnish with the remaining chives. Serve any remaining lemon wedges on the side. Go on, Chef!
Potato - 800g
Free-range Chicken Wings - 32
NOMU Cajun Rub - 40ml
Green Leaves - 80g
Fresh Chives - 10g
Cucumber - 200g
Sunflower Seeds - 40g
Lemon - 1
Crème Fraîche - 160ml