Grilled Chicken Salad With Greens And Balsamic Dressing Recipe - Cooking Index
Grilled Chicken Salad With Greens And Balsamic Dressing Recipe - Cooking Index
Variations on the grilled chicken salad were everywhere in recent years. Likewise, balsamic vinegar dressings and marinades often turned up on menus, olivada (olive paste) became a pantry staple, packaged salad greens were popular convenience items, and fennel and radicchio became regulars in the produce bins.
Type: Chicken, Poultry| 1/2 cup | 118ml | Olive oil - plus |
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Olive oil |
| 1/2 cup | 118ml | Balsamic vinegar |
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Olivada |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Garlic clove - minced (large) |
| Salt - to taste | ||
| Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste | ||
| 4 | Boneless chicken breast halves with skin | |
| 4 teaspoons | 20ml | Minced fresh thyme |
| 1 | Bag mixed baby greens - (4 1/2 to 5 oz) | |
| 1 | Fresh fennel bulb - cored, sliced thin (small) | |
| 1/2 | Large head radicchio - thinly sliced | |
| 1/2 cup | 31g / 1.1oz | Thinly-sliced red onion |
| 12 | Fresh figs - quartered, (optional | |
| Toasted pine nuts |
Whisk 1/2 cup oil, vinegar, olivada and garlic in small bowl to blend; season with salt and pepper. Place chicken in 8- by 8- by 2-inch dish; sprinkle with thyme. Pour 1/2 cup dressing over chicken; turn to coat. Whisk 2 tablespoons oil into remaining dressing in small bowl. Cover chicken and dressing separately; chill at least 4 and up to 6 hours, turning chicken occasionally.
Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Bring dressing to room temperature. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Grill until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to plate.
Combine greens, fennel, radicchio and onion in large bowl; toss with remaining dressing. Mound on 4 plates. Slice chicken breasts lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange atop salads. Garnish with figs, if desired, and pine nuts.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Source:
Bon Appetit, September 1999
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