Servings: 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 (3-4 pound|1361-1814 gram) chicken
kosher salt, to taste
¼ cup|½ ounce cilantro leaves
¼ cup|½ ounce parsley leaves
2 tablespoons tahini
¼ cup|60 ml fresh lemon juice
¼ cup|60 ml olive oil
½ teaspoon ground turmeric
1 garlic clove

Directions

1. Season the chicken all over and inside the cavity generously with salt. Place on a baking sheet, breast side-up, and refrigerate overnight.
2. The next day, heat the oven to 425°F. Take the chicken out of the refrigerator and onto a roasting rack for 1 hour.
3. Place the herbs, tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, turmeric, and garlic in the bowl of a food processor and purée into a paste. Rub all over the chicken and tie the legs together. Roast the chicken until the skin is golden and a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken reads 165°F, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and transfer to a cutting board to rest 10 minutes before carving and serving.

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