Roast Chicken with Shallots, Radishes and Radish Green Pesto

6 Servings

Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 75 min Total Time: 90 min

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Ingredients

1 Whole raw chicken cut into pieces (breasts, thighs, wings, drumsticks)

2 tablespoons olive oil

kosher salt

12 shallots, peeled and trimmed

1 bunch radishes, washed and trimmed

Radish Green Pesto:

1 clove garlic

Greens from one bunch of radishes, rinsed and dried

3 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

2 tablespoons pepitas

kosher salt

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

Rub the chicken pieces with the 2 tablespoons of olive oil and sprinkle them with kosher salt.

Step 3

Roast the chicken for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove the pan from the oven and add the shallots and the radishes to the chicken and oil and return to the oven for 30 minutes.

Step 4

While the Chicken, shallots and radishes are roasting, make the pesto. In the jar of a blender add the garlic, radish greens, olive oil and vinegar as well as the pepitas. Puree until smooth. (if you need extra liquid you can add 1 tablespoon of water.)

Step 5

Serve the hot roasted chicken with the shallots, radishes and a drizzle of the radish green pesto on top.