Chicken With Cauliflower And Olives - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 bone-in chicken breasts
1 teaspoon honey
1 small shallot, very finely chopped
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup nicoise olive, cut in half and pitted
4 -5 garlic cloves, germ removed and thinly sliced
1 small head cauliflower, broken into florets
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Prepare the marinade: mix the honey, shallot, olive oil, lemon juice, olives and garlic together.
Place the chicken breasts in a glass baking dish. Pour the marinade over the chicken, turning to completely coat. Marinate at least 1 hour or overnight.
Preheat the oven to 475\u00b0F.
Remove the chicken from the refrigerator. Place the cauliflower florets around the chicken and spoon over the marinade. Season with salt and pepper.
Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 375F and roast for another 25-35 minutes or until the chicken is done.
To serve:
Place a chicken breast on each of 4 plates. Add some of the cauliflower and spoon over the sauce. Serve.