Autumn plate · A Sunday table for four to six

Harvest Sunday

A roast bird on a bed of roots, a crisp kale salad and baked pears for dessert.

In what order

Chicken goes in an hour and a quarter before dinner; pears bake alongside for the last 35 minutes.

The dishes

1
Main
Roast Chicken and Root Vegetables
A whole bird roasted on a bed of roots that cook in the juices. The Sunday table, made simple.
- 75 min
- Serves 4
- carrots
- parsnips
- potatoes
Full recipe for Roast Chicken and Root Vegetables
2
Salad
Apple Walnut Kale Salad
Kale softened with a little lemon and oil, with crisp apple and toasted walnuts.
- 15 min
- Serves 4
- kale
- apples
Full recipe for Apple Walnut Kale Salad
3
Dessert
Baked Pears with Walnuts
Soft, spiced pear halves with a crunchy oat and walnut centre, served with cold yogurt.
- 45 min
- Serves 4
- pears
Full recipe for Baked Pears with Walnuts

One list for the lot

Shopping list for 4

Every dish scaled to 4 servings and merged by aisle. Salt, pepper and oil you probably have already.

Produce

2apples
4carrots
1 bunchfresh thyme
6 clovesgarlic
1 bunchkale
2lemons
1 lbparsnips
4pears
1 lbpotatoes
2yellow onions

Meat and fish

4 lbwhole chicken

Dairy and eggs

2 tbspbutter
1/2 cupparmesan
1 cupplain yogurt

Pantry

1 tspdijon mustard
4 tbspmaple syrup
5 tbspolive oil
1/4 cuprolled oats
1 cupwalnuts

Spices

black pepper
1 tspground cinnamon
2 1/2 tspsalt

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