Chicken Salad with Goat Cheese

• From: Eat Chicken

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts, halved, boned with skins

• 6 cups fresh, mixed salad greens

• 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced

• 1 small carrot, cut in strips

• 1 yellow bell pepper, cut in strips

• 5 oz goat cheese, cut in 4 pieces

• 4 small rosemary sprigs (or basil leaves)

• 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

• olive oil, as needed

• salt and pepper to taste

• Salad Vinaigrette1/3 cup olive oil

• 2 Tbs balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• salt and pepper to taste

Creamy goat cheese, aromatic rosemary sprigs, and toasted pine nuts make for an elegant chicken salad recipe that will delight the senses.

Directions

• Preheat oven broiler.
• To prepare vinaigrette whisk ingredients together.
• In a large bowl combine salad greens, onion, carrot and bell pepper; chill. Push a piece of goat cheese and sprig of rosemary between the skin and meat of each chicken breast. Smooth the skin over the meat. Brush with olive oil; season with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken on broiler pan, skin side up. Broil 7 or 8 minutes per side or until breast meat is no longer pink. Toss salad with dressing; divide among 4 small plates. Place each chicken breast on a cutting board; cut into slices. Arrange on a bed of salad. Garnish with pine nuts. Serve at once.