Green Spring Chicken and Salad

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Finely chop chives and parsley.
  2. 2Add salt to the chopped herbs.
  3. 3Spatchcock the whole chicken by cutting along both sides of the backbone with kitchen shears and pressing down firmly to flatten it.
  4. 4Rub the herb mixture generously all over the chicken.
  5. 5Slice the leeks.
  6. 6Take out the peas from the snow peas and gather all peas.
  7. 7Break the tough ends off the asparagus and cut it into smaller pieces.
  8. 8Drizzle avocado oil into a pan and sear the leeks until browned.
  9. 9Season the leeks with salt.
  10. 10Add the snow peas, peas, and asparagus to the pan with a drizzle of avocado oil.
  11. 11Once cooked, transfer the roasted vegetables to a baking pan.
  12. 12Transfer the roasted vegetables to a bowl.
  13. 13Slice the seared leeks into smaller pieces and add them to the bowl with the other vegetables.
  14. 14Add arugula and basil to the bowl.
  15. 15Crumble feta cheese over the vegetables.
  16. 16Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the salad.
  17. 17Grind black pepper over the salad.
  18. 18Chop the pistachios.
  19. 19Add the chopped pistachios to the salad.
  20. 20Drizzle olive oil over the herb-rubbed chicken.
  21. 21Place Greek yogurt in a blender.
  22. 22Add mint, basil, and garlic cloves to the blender.
  23. 23Blend until smooth.
  24. 24Add cilantro, lemon juice, salt, and lime zest to the blender.
  25. 25Blend again until smooth to create the green sauce.
  26. 26Pour the green sauce over the chicken.
  27. 27Spread the sauce evenly over the chicken.
  28. 28Roast the chicken until cooked through and golden brown.
  29. 29Cut the chicken into pieces.
  30. 30Serve the chicken with a side of the green spring salad.

Ingredients

  • chives
  • parsley
  • kosher salt
  • 1 unit whole chicken
  • leeks
  • snow peas
  • peas
  • asparagus
  • avocado oil
  • arugula
  • basil
  • feta cheese
  • lemon
  • black pepper
  • pistachios
  • olive oil
  • greek yogurt
  • garlic cloves
  • cilantro
  • lime

Equipment

knifecutting boardkitchen shearsbaking pantongsbowlsblendergrater

Tips

  • Roasting vegetables for a cold crisp salad is a great option for hot weather.
  • The green spring chicken should be cooked until its internal temperature reaches 165 hundreds of degrees Fahrenheit

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