Wine Poached Chicken, Pear As Well As Walnut Salad

There are in addition to hence many wonderful flavors going on inwards this salad.  Have you lot e'er tried something in addition to idea nigh it many times hoping you lot convey the conduct chances to arrive again?  This salad is non exactly a salad, it’s a perfect meal.  I am smitten, inwards love, in addition to caput over heals with this dish!  I’m already a fan of chicken, walnuts, pears in addition to cheese in addition to hence naturally I volition brand this again, in addition to again, in addition to possibly in 1 trial again 🙂

Wine poached chicken is perfect for salads but you lot tin sack besides utilization it every bit a topping for pizza, inwards a panini,  mixed inwards chicken salad or whatever other dish where you lot would usually utilization pre-cooked chicken breasts.  I poached several extra chicken breasts to utilization during the calendar week in addition to was thrilled with the tender, moist texture in addition to rich flavor.   Using skinless, boneless chicken breasts makes it slowly in addition to depression fat.  Combined with Bosc pears that are naturally sweet, total of fiber in addition to rattling filling, this is a totally satisfying surprise.

Dressed only with ruddy vino vinegar in addition to olive fossil oil this recipe is a keeper!  Be careful non to drench the salad inwards dressing, it exactly doesn’t involve it.  Sorry to survive in addition to hence effusive but the accolades are good deserved.  Delicious indeed!

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Wine Poached Chicken, Pear in addition to Walnut Salad

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

Course:

Hearty Salad

Servings: 4 servings

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

For the vino poached chicken:

• 
  2
  whole skinless,
  boneless chicken breasts (I poached 4 reserving ii for after use)
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  whole dark peppercorns,
  or coarsely solid set down pepper
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  Kosher salt
  


• 
  2
  cups
  dry white wine
  


• 
  a few springs of fresh Thyme
  


• 
  a few springs of fresh Rosemary
  

For the vinaigrette:

• 
  2
  tablespoons
  red vino vinegar
  


• 
  1/4
  cup
  extra-virgin olive oil
  


• 
  Coarse common salt in addition to fresh solid set down pepper to taste
  

For the salad:

• 
  4
  large escarole leaves,
  washed in addition to torn
  


• 
  1
  Bosc pear,
  sliced
  


• 
  1
  shallot,
  thinly sliced
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  toasted walnuts,
  coarsely chopped
  


• 
  1
  ounce
  shaved Parmesan or Pecorino Romano cheese
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   To poach the chicken combine the wine, herbs, in addition to peppercorns inwards a high-sided frying pan, braiser or saute pan. Make certain the vino volition almost encompass the chicken breasts in addition to hence utilization a pan that is exactly nigh large plenty to check them inwards 1 layer. Bring the vino mixture to a boil in addition to trim down the oestrus to simmer. Add the chicken breasts in addition to poach (not boil), turning once, nigh fifteen minutes. Turn off the oestrus in addition to encompass the pan. Allow the chicken to residuum inwards the vino liquid in addition to complete cooking for nigh fifteen to a greater extent than minutes. Remove the chicken, spell or shred every bit desired in addition to relish it warm or refrigerate for after use.
   
   


2. 
   
   Combine the ruddy vino vinegar, olive fossil oil in addition to common salt in addition to pepper. Whisk until combined. Drizzle one-half the vinaigrette over the sliced chicken breasts. Divide the escarole leaves, pear, shallot in addition to walnuts with iv plates. Top with the chicken in addition to cheese.
   
   


3. 
   
   Season with common salt in addition to pepper if desired in addition to drizzle lightly with remaining vinaigrette. Serve in addition to enjoy!
   
   

Recipe Notes

(adapted from a recipe inwards Whole Living, Oct 2011)

Chicken breasts may survive poached inwards whatever flavorful broth instead of wine.  Fortify the poaching liquid with left over vegetables in addition to herbs.

We’re working inwards the garden this week.  We’ve planted seeds, pulled weeds, tilled the raised beds, turned the compost, in addition to we’re getting pretty excited!  I promise it all grows in addition to hence I tin sack postal service around other summertime of ‘Garden to Table posts.’  We’ll hap you lot posted on the progress of our herbs, squash, tomatoes, Bok Choy, Arugula in addition to around other fun stuff.  Have a lovely weekend in addition to thank you lot in addition to hence much for stopping by!

Tricia

Source: savingdessert.com