Blue Apron meal #2: Roasted Chicken with Jalapeño-Herb Salsa

[thistlechaser]

Recipe here.
Cooking time: 45 minutes (Blue Apron claims all can be made in 30 minutes, but I'm cooking challenged, so.)
Fire alarms set off: Almost one!
New foods tried: pistachios, wheat berries, shallot?

While I've never had wheat berries before, I wasn't worried about trying them -- I was actually looking forward to it. Turns out they're harmless, seemingly no different than steel-cut oatmeal.

I was kind of worried about trying pistachios; I've never had them before, but they're a green nut and that just didn't seem right. Turns out they're good!

I've seen shallots used on cooking shows, but as far as I know, I've never held one or eaten one.

Everything came out fine. My oven smoked like heck (maybe I used too much olive oil? I wish they'd say "drizzle a tablespoon..." instead of just "drizzle").

The salsa (can you call it that if I left out the jalapeno?) tasted outstanding in the bowl but too vinegary on the wheat berries. It was interesting having all that citrus mixed in with the berries, though I only ate about half the serving.

All in all, it was an okay meal. Not great, not horrible. I'm glad I got to try wheat berries, and I'm happy to discover I like pistachios.

Comments

[hamsterwoman]

I don't think I've ever had pistachios that were used as part of an entree (only on their own or as part of a dessert), but they're yummy! Shallots I also like, but I'm a fan of onion-y things in general.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Two of the three meals this week used them! I went from never having them to having them twice. Good thing I liked them.

I liked the shallots as well. I suspect I like onion-y things more than I thought I did. (Usually I get onion rings and pull the onions out, haha.)