Warm Chicken and Fingerling Salad with Escarole

Serves 4

Ingredients:

Extra-virgin olive oil

1 garlic clove, minced

1/4 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest

Kosher salt

4 large split bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts, each about 10 to 12 ounces

1 pound fingerling potatoes, thickly sliced crosswise, about 3/4-inch thick

Freshly ground black pepper

1 large untreated lemon, washed, cut into 6 wedges

1 large head escarole, leaves rinsed and dried

Directions:

Heat the oven to 375 degrees.

Whisk 1/4 cup olive oil, the garlic, lemon zest and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Rub the oil mixture all over the chicken and between the skin and breast meat.

Place the potatoes in a bowl. Toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and black pepper.

Arrange the chicken skin side up on a rimmed sheet pan lined with parchment. Scatter the potatoes and lemon wedges around the chicken.

Transfer to the oven and roast until the chicken and potatoes are golden brown and cooked through (the internal temperature of the chicken should register 165 degrees), about 40 minutes.Remove and let rest 5 to 10 minutes. Carve the chicken off the breast bones and thickly slice crosswise, about 1/2-inch thick.

While the chicken is resting, place the escarole in a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon oil, 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper and toss to coat. Spread the leaves on a serving platter.

Arrange the chicken over the escarole. Scatter the potatoes around the chicken. Drizzle any pan juices over the chicken and potatoes. Squeeze the juice of 1 to 2 lemon wedges over the salad. Serve with the remaining wedges.