Zuni Cafe roast chicken with bread salad Recipe - Los Angeles Times

Name: Zuni Cafe roast chicken with bread salad Recipe - Los Angeles Times
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 1 (2 3/4 - to 3 1/2 -pound) chicken; 4 tender sprigs fresh thyme, marjoram, rosemary, or sage, about 1/2 -inch long; About 2 1/4 teaspoons sea salt; About 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; Generous 1/2 pound slightly stale open-crumbed, chewy, peasant-style bread (not sourdough); 6 to 8 tablespoons mild-tasting olive oil; 1 1/2 tablespoons Champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar; Salt; freshly ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon dried currants; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, or as needed; 2 tablespoons pine nuts; 2 to 3 garlic cloves, slivered; 1/4 cup slivered scallions (about 4 scallions), including a little of the green part; 2 tablespoons lightly salted chicken stock or lightly salted water; A few handfuls of arugula, frisee or red mustard greens, carefully washed, dried and torn; Spoonful of pan juices from the roast chicken

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Ingredients

1 (2 3/4 - to 3 1/2 -pound) chicken
4 tender sprigs fresh thyme, marjoram, rosemary, or sage, about 1/2 -inch long
About 2 1/4 teaspoons sea salt
About 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Generous 1/2 pound slightly stale open-crumbed, chewy, peasant-style bread (not sourdough)
6 to 8 tablespoons mild-tasting olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons Champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar
Salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon dried currants
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, or as needed
2 tablespoons pine nuts
2 to 3 garlic cloves, slivered
1/4 cup slivered scallions (about 4 scallions), including a little of the green part
2 tablespoons lightly salted chicken stock or lightly salted water
A few handfuls of arugula, frisee or red mustard greens, carefully washed, dried and torn
Spoonful of pan juices from the roast chicken