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

[kelen.livejournal.com]

Salsa can be whatever you want. :) It's kind of a generic term in a way. 'These things I like all finely chopped and mixed together to make a dip'.

I've a friend who loves experimenting with salsa. She made this amazing mango (Yes, the fruit) one a few years ago. ..And then she made a version of it she called Ooch. Because that's how bad it burned on the way down. Salsa is what you want it to be.

Omg.. I LOVE pistachio. You should try the ice cream. <3

What you might do is buy some of those single serving nut packs stores often have. That way you can cheaply try nuts and not waste a bunch. :)

[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.

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

What are wheat berries? Is it just un-ground wheat?

[ashmedai.livejournal.com]

Pistachios are great, they're one of my favorite nuts. I've never tried wheat berries, now I'm curious.

[postingwhore.livejournal.com]

Blue Apron claims all can be made in 30 minutes, but I'm cooking challenged, so
Reminds me of when my landlady and her then-fiancé followed one of Jamie Oliver's 30 minute meal recipes...only it took them more than 30 minutes to make it. And they aren't cooking challenged!

Smoking oven

[doxxxicle.livejournal.com]

450F is pretty high. Extra virgin olive oil's smoke point is about 375F.

[spike7451.livejournal.com]

Salsa is definitely still salsa without jalapenos in my opinion. :D