Photo: Anna Pelzer
Buttermilk Brined Chicken with Cress and Bread Salad
13 ingredients
6-8 servings
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Brining the chickens in buttermilk tenderizes the meat and keeps it moist. The flavorful pan juices are used to make croutons and a robust dressing for the pepper watercress and bread salad.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1026
Calories
54g
Protein
38g
Fat
116g
Carbs
Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Shallot | 1 tbsp minced (10g) | 7 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Watercress | 1 cup (34g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Marjoram | not in our table | 0 |
| Champagne | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 lemons
- 2 buttermilk
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 kosher salt plus more
- 2 3 1/2-4-pound chickens
- 1 bunch fresh marjoram
- 1/4 (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 small shallot, finely chopped
- 1/2 olive oil
- 1/3 Champagne or white wine vinegar
- 1 loaf country-style bread or ciabatta, crust removed, torn into 1 1/2-inch pieces (about 8 cups)
- 2 bunches watercress, thick stems trimmed (about 8 cups)
Directions
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By bonappetit ·
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