Spatchcocked Chicken with Fresh Herbs
Tomato, Onion, and Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- 1 (3½-lb) whole chicken
- ⅓ cup olive-oil mayonnaise
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup water
- 1½ Tbsp honey
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh sage
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Remove neck and giblets from chicken, and reserve for another use, if desired. Cut out backbone of chicken using kitchen shears.
- Flip chicken, cavity side down, and open like a book. Press firmly on breastbone to flatten.
- Combine mayonnaise, vinegar, water, honey, rosemary, sage, parsley, and garlic in a large zip-top bag; add chicken.
- Chill 8 hours or overnight.
- Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Wrap 2 bricks with foil.
- Cook chicken, skin side down and topped with bricks, in hot oil in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat 20 minutes per side or until a meat thermometer reads at least 165°F, pressing bricks to flatten chicken while cooking. Serve half and reserve the other half for another use.
Side Dish Ingredients
- 1½ Tbsp rice vinegar
- ½ Tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp honey
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 2 tomatoes, cut into ½-inch wedges
- 1 cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
- ½ sweet onion, halved and very thinly sliced
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Side Dish Instructions
- Whisk together vinegar, oil, honey, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
- Add tomatoes, cucumber, and onion; toss.
- Let stand at room temperature for at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour.
- Stir in parsley just before serving.
Nutritional Information
| Main | Side | Total | |
| Servings | 3 | 3 | |
| Calories |
269
|
75
|
344
|
| Fat (g) | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| Sat. Fat (g) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Protein (g) | 28 | 2 | 30 |
| Carb (g) | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Fiber (g) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sodium (mg) | 456 | 518 | 974 |
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