L’Chayim (To Life!) Chicken

Often at a family Shabbat dinner or celebration, someone will offer a toast, share some words of Torah and say “L’Chayim (to life!)”- sort of like in Fiddler on the Roof without the dancing!

Everyone chooses their preferred beverage for the toast. I enjoy an occasional scotch. The smokier the better.

So when one of our daughters offered me a gin and tonic with fresh lime, my first response was, “No thank you.”

She convinced me to try some and I was amazed at how delicious and refreshing it was!

I wondered if I could incorporate our delicious Galilee Green Extra Virgin Olive Oil with my new favorite flavors into a chicken dish. So I did a little experimenting and put together a combination that really excites my taste buds. Delicious!

NOTE: when you cook with liquor, wine or beer, the flavor remains without the alcohol.

L’Chayim Chicken

Ingredients

Use the finest quality ingredients for best results!

• 6 chicken thighs
• 2 leeks (whites only) sliced into rings
• 6 medium-sized fresh mushrooms sliced in half
• 1 zucchini cut into bite-sized chunks
• 1/4 cup coconut water (milk)
• 3 tbsp Galilee Green Olive Oil (GGOO)
• 2 tbsp gin
• 3 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 2 tsp zaatar
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp onion powder

Directions

1. Place chicken thighs in a baking dish skin side up.
2. Spread the leeks, mushrooms and zucchini evenly around the chicken.
3. Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl, mix well and pour over chicken and vegetables.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until it is done to your personal taste.