Recipes
Warm Panzanella Salad
If you manage to find a delicious range of tomatoes, this is a brilliant way to put them to good use.
Chef Daryll Young has created a step-by-step recipe video. You can watch the video here.
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (about 1.5 kg)
- Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 50g butter, softened
- 400g cherry tomatoes
- 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp fresh oregano, chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh tarragon, chopped
- 1 small fennel bulb
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 300g sourdough bread, torn into chunks (stale bread is ideal)
- Extra olive oil for drizzling
- 2 tbsp pesto
- Parmesan cheese
Method
- Preheat your oven to 160°C.
- Season the whole chicken inside and out with salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Spread the softened butter over the chicken skin.
- Place the cherry tomatoes, sliced red onion, and garlic into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the chopped oregano, tarragon, and fennel slices to the bowl.
- Drizzle the mixture with 3 tbsp of olive oil and 2 tbsp of balsamic vinegar. Season with salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Toss everything together until well combined.
- Spread the torn sourdough chunks in a large roasting dish or ovenproof skillet. Drizzle the bread with a little extra olive oil.
- Spoon the tomato salad mixture over the bread, ensuring the juices coat the bread well.
- Place the prepared chicken on top of the tomato and bread mixture.
- Roast in the preheated oven for about 2 hours, or until the chicken is cooked through and the skin is crispy.
- Remove the chicken from the oven and let it rest for a few minutes.
- Carve the chicken and serve it over the warm panzanella salad.
- Drizzle with pesto and sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.