Grilled Chicken w/Apricots, Red Onion + Basil

Name: Grilled Chicken w/Apricots, Red Onion + Basil
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken (4 to 5 Lb [1.8 to 2.3 kg]); ¼ cup [60 ml] neutral oil; 3 garlic cloves [21 g], smashed; Salt; 5 sprigs basil; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Olive oil; 2 lb [910 g] apricots, halved and pits removed; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 orange (about 3 oz [90 ml]), zest and juice; 1 orange (about 3 oz [90 ml]), zest and juice; 1 red onion (about 4 oz [115 g]); 1 orange (about 3 oz [90 ml]), zest and juice; 1 lemon (about 1.5 oz [45 ml]), zest and juice; ¼ tsp chili flakes; 1 lemon (about 1.5 oz [45 ml]), zest and juice; 1 lemon (about 1.5 oz [45 ml]), zest and juice

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Difficulty
Easy

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Pulp

By Abra Berens

Published 2023

About

One of the first big meals I ever made with my friend and mentor Rodger Bowser was a dinner celebrating a local farm that raised incredible heritage chickens. While the chickens were the star, the apricot salad that went along with them was a scene stealer. This dish made its way into my mind and now it just seems intuitive to pair these flavors together. It wasn’t until I made the same meal (or similar, bent through the lens of time) and a dinner guest asked, “Where do you

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Gluten-free

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