The Dish: Avila -- $30 Dinner

Starter: Field green salad with olive oil & lemon juice
Dinner: Thyme crusted whole roasted chicken with roasted potatoes
Dessert: Caramelized Granny Smith apples over vanilla ice cream

Ingredients:
SALAD
1 lb. field greens
1 whole lemon
2 tsp. of olive oil
salt & pepper to taste

MAIN COURSE
1, 2 ½ lbs. whole chicken
2 lbs. of Yukon gold potatoes
½ bunch of fresh thyme
1 whole lemon
Pinch of salt

DESSERT
4 Granny Smith apples
1 Pint of vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 stick unsalted butter

Method:

For the salad:
Chop field greens and toss with squeezed lemon juice, olive oil and salt and pepper.

For the Chicken:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rub whole chicken down with Olive Oil, Salt, Pepper, and Fresh Thyme. Place in roasting pan with potatoes and cook for approximately 1 hr and a half, until the thermometer reads 180 degrees.

For the Dessert:
Peel and quarter Granny Smith apples. Sautee in pan with butter and sugar for about 15 minutes. Place on top of vanilla ice cream.

Avila
1 Charles St S
Boston, MA 02116-5447
(617) 267-4810
http://www.avilarestaurant.com/

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