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  1. 4 litres of water

  2. juice of 2 lemons, lemon halves reserved

  3. 4 sprigs thyme

  4. 2 cloves garlic

  5. 2 tablespoons honey

  6. 1 1/2 cups salt

  7. 2 bay leaves

  8. 2 2 1/2 pound whole chickens

  9. chickens from Brine

  10. 2 lemon halves, reserved from Brine

  11. 2 cloves of garlic, reserved from Brine

  12. 1 onion, roughly chopped

  13. 4 sprigs of thyme, reserved from Brine

  14. butter, softened

  15. 1 pound multi-coloured mini potatoes, washed and cut in

  16. 1/2 length-wise

  17. 1/2 cup chicken drippings, reserved from Lemon Roasted Chicken recipe

  18. 4 sprigs of thyme, leaves picked, plus

  19. 4 sprigs for garnish

  20. 2 tablespoons butter

  21. 4 tablespoons butter

  22. 1 clove garlic, sliced

  23. 1/2 pound green beans, trimmed and blanched

  24. 1 tablespoon preserved lemon, chopped

  25. 2 teaspoons lemon juice

  26. 1/2 cup whole almonds, toasted

  27. 4 slices of prosciutto, thinly sliced

  28. juice of 1 lemon

  29. 1/4 cup olive oil

  30. 2 cups arugula

  31. salt

  32. pepper

  33. Lemon Roasted Chicken, carved

  34. Green Beans with Toasted Almonds

  35. Roasted Potatoes

  36. 4 sprigs of thyme

  37. Arugula with Crisp Prosciutto

Instructions Jump to Ingredients ↑

  1. Place all ingredients in a large Le Creuset Stockpot, except for chicken over medium-high heat.

  2. Bring to a boil and remove from heat to cool.

  3. Add chicken to cooled Brine, place in fridge for 12 hours.

  4. Remove chicken from Brine, pat dry and set aside to roast. Reserve lemon, thyme and garlic from brine.

  5. Preheat oven to 400F.

  6. Place chicken in a Le Creuset Stainless Steel Roasting Pan. Stuff chicken with reserved lemon halves, garlic and chopped onion. Place thyme under skin of breast and legs.

  7. Truss chicken, coat with butter and season with salt.

  8. Place in oven. Roast until golden, and cooked to an internal temperature of 160F, approximately 1½ hours. After 1 hour, check colour of chicken every 10 minutes, tent with tin foil to prevent from burning once golden.

  9. Rest Lemon Roasted Chicken for 15 minutes before carving.

  10. Reserve roasting pan and ½ cup of chicken drippings for Roasted Potatoes recipe.

  11. Preheat oven to 400F.

  12. Place potatoes in reserved roasting pan from Lemon Roasted Chicken recipe with chicken drippings.

  13. Add lemon juice, thyme, garlic and season with salt and pepper. Toss potatoes to coat and place in oven to roast until crisp and tender, approximately 30 minutes.

  14. Mix butter and garlic with potatoes 10 minutes before removing from oven.

  15. Remove from oven and set aside for assembly.

  16. Heat butter in a large le Creuset Sauté Pan over medium heat until butter is brown and nutty, approximately 2 minutes. Careful not to burn butter.

  17. Add garlic, sauté until golden. Add green beans, toss and season with salt.

  18. Add preserved lemon peel, lemon juice and toasted almonds.

  19. Set aside for assembly.

  20. Preheat oven 400F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.

  21. Lay prosciutto on tray, place in oven and bake until crisp, approximately 7 minutes.

  22. Remove and set aside to cool. Break into pieces once cooled.

  23. Before serving, whisk lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl. Add arugula and toss.

  24. Sprinkle salad with prosciutto.

  25. On the right hand side of a large serving plate, place carved Lemon Roasted Chicken.

  26. Place Green Beans with Toasted Almonds in the centre.

  27. Place Roasted Potatoes beside Green Beans. Garnish with thyme sprigs.

  28. Place Arugula with Crisp Prosciutto on top of Lemon Roasted Chicken and serve.

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