Herb-Roasted Chicken with Melted Tomatoes (Food Network Kitchens) |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 90 Minutes |
Ready In: 120 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Ingredients:
1/2 medium red onion, roughly chopped |
1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh parsley |
1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro |
1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh tarragon |
1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh dill |
1/4 cup chopped walnuts |
3 cloves garlic |
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil |
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar |
kosher salt and freshly ground pepper |
1 cup plain yogurt |
1 6 - to 7-pound roasting chicken |
2 pounds plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Pulse the onion, parsley, cilantro, tarragon, 2 tablespoons dill, the walnuts and garlic in a food processor. Add 3 tablespoons olive oil, the vinegar, 2 teaspoons salt, and pepper to taste; pulse until smooth.
2. Stir half of the herb paste with the yogurt in a small bowl; cover and refrigerate.
3. Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. Loosen the skin with your fingers; rub some of the remaining herb paste under the skin and the rest on the outside of the bird. Truss the chicken. Place in a roasting pan; roast until the skin turns golden, about 30 minutes.
4. Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees. Toss the tomatoes with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a bowl; season with salt and pepper. Baste the chicken with the drippings and add the tomatoes, cut-side down, to the pan. Continue roasting until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh registers 155 degrees, about 1 hour. Season with salt and pepper; let the chicken rest 10 minutes before carving.
5. Arrange the chicken and tomatoes on a platter; sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons dill. Serve with the yogurt sauce.
6. Photograph by Tina Rupp
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