Chicken al Forno with Salsa Verde

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Chicken

1. One 4-pound chicken
2. Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3. 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4. 1 lemon, halved

Salsa Verde

1. 1/4 cup salt-packed capers, soaked in cold water for 1 hour and drained
2. 4 oil-packed anchovy fillets, soaked in cold water for 15 minutes and patted dry
3. 3 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
4. 1/2 cup chopped arugula
5. 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
6. 1/2 cup chopped basil
7. 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
8. 1/4 cup chopped tarragon
9. 1/4 cup chopped sage
10. 1/4 cup snipped chives
11. 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
12. 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
13. Salt

1. MEANWHILE, MAKE THE SALSA VERDE Preheat the oven to 450°. Using kitchen scissors, cut out the backbone. Flatten the chicken and pull out the breast bone. Cut the chicken in half through the breast and season with salt and pepper. Set the chicken skin side up in a roasting pan and drizzle with the oil; add the lemon halves to the pan and roast for 40 minutes, basting every 10 minutes, until just cooked through.
2. In a food processor, pulse the capers with the anchovies and garlic until finely chopped. Add all of the remaining ingredients and pulse to combine. Season with salt. Serve the chicken with the salsa verde and the roasted lemon.