"[Note: This recipe got some fresh photos in 2019.] I recently realized that I didn’t have a single recipe for a whole roasted chicken on this site which seemed wrong somehow, coming from a ni…..."
INGREDIENTS
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Generous 8 ounces slightly stale open-crumbed, chewy, peasant-style bread (not sourdough)
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6 to 8 tablespoons mild-tasting olive oil
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1 1/2 tablespoons Champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar
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Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
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1 tablespoon dried currants plumped in 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar and 1 tablespoon warm water for ten minutes or so
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2 tablespoons pine nuts
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2 to 3 garlic cloves, slivered
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1/4 cup slivered scallions (about 4 scallions), including a little of the green part
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2 tablespoons lightly salted chicken stock or lightly salted water
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A few handfuls of arugula, frisée, or red mustard greens, carefully washed and dried