Tom's Roasted Chicken With Wilted Salad Greens

Ingredients

• 2 tomatoes, each cut into 6 slices
• 2 fresh basil leaves
• 1 ½ teaspoons honey
• 1 lemon, halved
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• ¼ cup unsalted butter
• Wilted Salad Greens
• + 6 more ingredients
• • 4 thick-cut applewood-smoked bacon slices
  • 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
  • 6 pecan halves
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (4-pound) whole roasting chicken
  • 12 garlic cloves, peeled

Process first 5 ingredients in a food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides. Set aside. Remove and discard giblets from chicken cavity; rinse with cold water, and pat dry. Squeeze juice from 1 lemon half evenly over chicken; rub well with squeezed half. Repeat procedure with remai...

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