Roast Tarragon Chicken With Corn and Tomato Salsa

Name: Roast Tarragon Chicken With Corn and Tomato Salsa
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 small chickens (2 1/2-3 pounds); 1 bunch fresh tarragon; 1 lemon; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 2 tablespoons olive oil; Coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste; 6 ears corn; 1 small red onion; 4 large tomatoes; 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil; Red wine vinegar to taste; Coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 cup basil leaves

By Moira Hodgson

Total Time: 1 hour
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Ingredients

Yield:6 servings

3small chickens (2½-3 pounds)
1bunch fresh tarragon
1lemon
3cloves garlic, crushed
2tablespoons olive oil
Coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
6ears corn
1small red onion
4large tomatoes
½cup extra-virgin olive oil
Red wine vinegar to taste
Coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper
1cup basil leaves

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Wipe the chickens with paper towels and put a few tarragon leaves in the cavities and under the skin covering the breast and legs (pull back the skin over the breast with your fingers and push in the leaves). Rub the chicken inside and out with the lemon. Crush the garlic cloves and put one inside each cavity. Truss the chickens, sprinkle the chickens with olive oil, salt and pepper to taste and put them on roasting racks.
Step 2
Roast the chickens for 45 minutes, or until their juices run clear when tested with a skewer and their skin is golden.
Step 3
Meanwhile, blanch the corn in salted boiling water. With a sharp knife, scrape off the kernels into large bowl. Dice the onion and the tomatoes and add them to the boil.
Step 4
Combine the oil and vinegar and season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the dressing to the vegetables and toss.
Step 5
Using a sharp carving knife or a cleaver, split the chickens in half down the middle. Arrange them on a serving platter with the corn salsa spooned around them. Garnish with basil leaves and serve at room temperature.