Grilled Chicken With Garlic-herb Dressing And Grilled Lemon - Ty

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 heads garlic
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (plus some for drizzling on garlic)
• 2 whole fresh thyme sprigs, plus leaves from 6 sprigs
• 1 1/2 lemons, juiced, plus 2 lemons, halved
• 1 bunch flat leaf parsley, leaves chopped
• 1 chicken (cut into pieces)
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 leaving the garlic heads intact, cut the tops off of the garlic. (as little as possible while still allowing the tops to be free of the garlic paper.)
• 3 make a foil packet for the garlic, place the garlic on it, sprinkle with salt and pepper, drizzle in some olive oil, and add 2 sprigs of thyme. fold the foil up tight, making a pouch.
• 4 put the package in the oven and roast for 40 minutes, or longer, until the garlic is soft.
• 5 open the package and let the garlic cool a bit, then squeeze out the cloves into a food processor or blender.
• 6 add 1/2 cup olive oil, the lemon juice, parsley, and thyme leaves and puree to make a thick vinaigrette. reserve about 1/4 of the vinaigrette.
• 7 preheat an outdoor gas or charcoal grill to medium heat.
• 8 rinse the chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
• 9 put the pieces in a bowl, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and drizzle with olive oil.
• 10 take a few paper towels and fold them several times to make a thick square. blot a small amount of oil on the paper towel and carefully and quickly wipe the hot grates of the grill to make a nonstick surface.
• 11 put the chicken on the grill, skin side down, and grill.
• 12 grill the chicken for about 20 minutes, turning once, then baste with the vinaigrette and keep cooking until an instant-read thermometer stuck into the thickest part of the thigh reads 160 degrees f and the chicken is nice and caramelised all over, 15 to 20 more minutes.
• 13 during the last few minutes, throw the lemon halves on the grill, cut sides down, and cook until just marked and smoky.
• 14 serve with grilled lemon halves, squeeze the lemon over the chicken, and top with some of the reserved dressing.