A doddle of a dish, where the chicken comes out with crisp skin and sweet, golden juices. No accompaniments are necessary. Soft green leaves would be good for mopping up. When browning the chicken, it is best not to overcrowd the pan, so do the job in two batches if necessary. You will need a capacious roasting tin.
lightly brown the plump cushions of chicken, their skin turning glossy and golden, then turn them over and brown the other side. They are to roast with long, scarlet peppers, pointed like a sultan’s slippers, tiny potatoes and whole cloves of garlic. Seasoned with dried lavender and thyme, oregano and salty green olives, the dish emerges from the oven smelling of deepest summer.
This could leave time to make a strawberry tart, its sweet crust filled with pastry cream and the fruit glazed with redcurrant jelly, but I am opting for a less-sweet alternative: a lightly salted yoghurt, left to drain until it is as thick as mascarpone, as a side dish for strawberries. The berries are marinated in orange juice, balsamic vinegar and a little sugar, so the fruit takes on a richness it may otherwise lack in a summer of so little sunshine.
While the potatoes cook, halve the peppers, discard the seeds, stalks and cores and put them among the chicken pieces. Tuck the garlic cloves, without peeling them, and the olives, between the chicken pieces then scatter the browned potatoes over the chicken. Halve the tomatoes and add them to the tin. Season with the thyme, lavender and oregano and a little black pepper.
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