Roast Chicken with Lemony Herb Mayo Recipe

Ingredients

• Brine:
• 1/2 gallon water, room temperature
• 1/2 cup coarse salt
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 lemon, cut into quarters
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 2 large sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 sprig fresh sage
• 1 sprig oregano
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
• 1/2 gallon water, iced
• Herb Mayo:
• 1 1/2 cups Blue Plate® Mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves, chopped
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon fresh sage leaves, chopped
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, chopped
• 2 teaspoons parsley leaves, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• Chicken:
• 1 roasting chicken, about 6 pounds
• 1 onion, peeled and quartered
• 1 carrot, peeled and quartered
• 1 celery stick, quartered
• 1 small bunch fresh thyme