Dazzling Ponzu Chicken

If you’ve been pondering what ponzo is, it’s a citrus-based sauce used in Japanese cooking. It is also the sauce that will be coating the oven roasted chicken for your meal tonight, elevated with coconut sugar and garlic. Sided with a mouthwatering veggie medley of baby tomatoes, pumpkin & onion as well as a zesty carrot & cabbage slaw.

Dazzling Ponzu Chicken

with fresh, lemony cabbage & carrot

Hands on Time: 25 - 30 minutes

Overall Time: 30 - 35 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Baby Tomatoes
  • Cabbage
  • Carrot
  • Chicken
  • Coconut Sugar
  • Free-range Chicken Pieces
  • Garlic Clove
  • Garlic Cloves
  • Lemon
  • Onion
  • Onions
  • Ponzu Dressing
  • Pumpkin Chunks
  • Pumpkin Seeds

From your kitchen:

  • Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Water
  • Paper Towel
Photo of Dazzling Ponzu Chicken
  1. ROAST

    Preheat the oven to 220°C. Pat the chicken dry with paper towel and place on a roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Spread the pumpkin pieces and the onion wedges on a second roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Roast in the hot oven until golden, 25-30 minutes (shifting halfway).

  2. PREP

    While the chicken & veg are roasting, rinse and finely slice ½ the cabbage. Rinse, trim, peel, and grate ½ the carrot. Peel and grate the garlic. Rinse and halve the baby tomatoes. Rinse and cut the lemon into wedges. In a small bowl, combine the ponzu dressing, the coconut sugar, and the grated garlic.

  3. PONZU CHICKEN

    When the chicken has 6-8 minutes remaining, pour over the ponzu dressing. Scatter the halved baby tomatoes over the chicken tray. Sprinkle the pumpkin seeds over the pumpkin & onion, and roast for the remaining time.

  4. FRESH FLAVOUR

    In a salad bowl, combine the sliced cabbage, the grated carrot, and a squeeze of lemon juice (to taste). Toss to combine and season.

  5. TIME TO EAT

    Plate up the roast pumpkin, onion & tomatoes. Side with the ponzu chicken and all the pan juices. Serve alongside the cabbage & carrot mix. Garnish with any remaining lemon wedges.

  • Free-range Chicken Pieces - 2

  • Pumpkin Chunks - 200g

  • Onion - 1

  • Cabbage - 100g

  • Carrot - 120g

  • Garlic Clove - 1

  • Baby Tomatoes - 80g

  • Lemon - 1

  • Ponzu Dressing - 30ml

  • Coconut Sugar - 10ml

  • Pumpkin Seeds - 10g

  1. ROAST

    Preheat the oven to 220°C. Pat the chicken dry with paper towel and place on a roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Spread the pumpkin pieces and the onion wedges on a second roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Roast in the hot oven until golden, 25-30 minutes (shifting halfway).

  2. PREP

    While the chicken & veg are roasting, rinse and finely slice the cabbage. Rinse, trim, peel, and grate the carrot. Peel and grate the garlic. Rinse and halve the baby tomatoes. Rinse and cut the lemon into wedges. In a small bowl, combine the ponzu dressing, the coconut sugar, and the grated garlic.

  3. PONZU CHICKEN

    When the chicken has 6-8 minutes remaining, pour over the ponzu dressing. Scatter the halved baby tomatoes over the chicken tray. Sprinkle the pumpkin seeds over the pumpkin & onion, and roast for the remaining time.

  4. FRESH FLAVOUR

    In a salad bowl, combine the sliced cabbage, the grated carrot, and a squeeze of lemon juice (to taste). Toss to combine and season.

  5. TIME TO EAT

    Plate up the roast pumpkin, onion & tomatoes. Side with the ponzu chicken and all the pan juices. Serve alongside the cabbage & carrot mix. Garnish with any remaining lemon wedges.

  • Free-range Chicken Pieces - 4

  • Pumpkin Chunks - 400g

  • Onion - 1

  • Cabbage - 100g

  • Carrot - 120g

  • Garlic Cloves - 2

  • Baby Tomatoes - 160g

  • Lemon - 1

  • Ponzu Dressing - 60ml

  • Coconut Sugar - 20ml

  • Pumpkin Seeds - 20g

  1. ROAST

    Preheat the oven to 220°C. Pat the chicken dry with paper towel and place on a roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Spread the pumpkin pieces and the onion wedges on a second roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Roast in the hot oven until golden, 30-35 minutes (shifting halfway).

  2. PREP

    While the chicken & veg are roasting, rinse and finely slice ¾ of the cabbage. Rinse, trim, peel, and grate ¾ of the carrot. Peel and grate the garlic. Rinse and halve the baby tomatoes. Rinse and cut the lemon into wedges. In a small bowl, combine the ponzu dressing, the coconut sugar, and the grated garlic.

  3. PONZU CHICKEN

    When the chicken has 6-8 minutes remaining, pour over the ponzu dressing. Scatter the halved baby tomatoes over the chicken tray. Sprinkle the pumpkin seeds over the pumpkin & onion, and roast for the remaining time.

  4. FRESH FLAVOUR

    In a salad bowl, combine the sliced cabbage, the grated carrot, and a squeeze of lemon juice (to taste). Toss to combine and season.

  5. TIME TO EAT

    Plate up the roast pumpkin, onion & tomatoes. Side with the ponzu chicken and all the pan juices. Serve alongside the cabbage & carrot mix. Garnish with any remaining lemon wedges.

  • Free-range Chicken Pieces - 6

  • Pumpkin Chunks - 600g

  • Onions - 2

  • Cabbage - 200g

  • Carrot - 240g

  • Garlic Cloves - 3

  • Baby Tomatoes - 240g

  • Lemon - 1

  • Ponzu Dressing - 90ml

  • Coconut Sugar - 30ml

  • Pumpkin Seeds - 30g

  1. ROAST

    Preheat the oven to 220°C. Pat the chicken dry with paper towel and place on a roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Spread the pumpkin pieces and the onion wedges on a second roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Roast in the hot oven until golden, 30-35 minutes (shifting halfway).

  2. PREP

    While the chicken & veg are roasting, rinse and finely slice the cabbage. Rinse, trim, peel, and grate the carrot. Peel and grate the garlic. Rinse and halve the baby tomatoes. Rinse and cut the lemon into wedges. In a small bowl, combine the ponzu dressing, the coconut sugar, and the grated garlic.

  3. PONZU CHICKEN

    When the chicken has 6-8 minutes remaining, pour over the ponzu dressing. Scatter the halved baby tomatoes over the chicken tray. Sprinkle the pumpkin seeds over the pumpkin & onion, and roast for the remaining time.

  4. FRESH FLAVOUR

    In a salad bowl, combine the sliced cabbage, the grated carrot, and a squeeze of lemon juice (to taste). Toss to combine and season.

  5. TIME TO EAT

    Plate up the roast pumpkin, onion & tomatoes. Side with the ponzu chicken and all the pan juices. Serve alongside the cabbage & carrot mix. Garnish with any remaining lemon wedges.

  • Free-range Chicken Pieces - 8

  • Pumpkin Chunks - 800g

  • Onions - 2

  • Cabbage - 200g

  • Carrot - 240g

  • Garlic Cloves - 4

  • Baby Tomatoes - 320g

  • Lemon - 1

  • Ponzu Dressing - 120ml

  • Coconut Sugar - 40ml

  • Pumpkin Seeds - 40g

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