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Grilled Honey-Orange Chicken Salad
Eat Yourself Skinny!: Grilled Honey-Orange Chicken Salad.
Here are your ingredients:
Recipe adapted from Better Homes & Gardens
3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
4 cups salad greens
1 medium red bell pepper, thinly sliced
2 medium oranges, peeled and sectioned
Sliced almonds, toasted
For the marinade:
2 tsp. orange zest
1/3 cup orange juice
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp honey
1 1/2 tsp. dried thyme (or savory)
For the dressing:
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp white wine vinegar
2 Tbsp orange juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 tsp. shallots, finely chopped
Salt and pepper, to taste
Combine ingredients for the marinade and pour over chicken in a resealable plastic bag. Allow chicken to marinate for 6 to 8 hours in the fridge, turning bag occasionally.
Line a broiler pan with foil and place chicken on the pan, discarding the marinade. Season with a bit of salt and pepper and broil 5 to 6 inches away from heat for 15 minutes, turning once. Chicken should no longer be pink and juices will run clear.
While chicken is broiling, mix together the ingredients for the dressing in a screw top jar and shake well (or whisk together in a bowl). Divide greens among 4 plates (or 2 for larger portions) and top with chopped peppers and orange sections. Slice chicken crosswise and arrange over greens and drizzle with dressing. Feel free to garnish with sliced almonds, if desired. Enjoy!
Beet mousse
INGREDIENTS:
- 4 medium-sized beets
- 1/2 cup of plain yogurt
- 4 squares of KIRI cheese or 2 small squares of cream cheese (3 ounces total) or any white cheese spread
- 1 teaspoon of mashed garlic (mash with a pinch of salt)
- 3 tablespoons of chopped parsley
- 2 pinches of Aleppo pepper (or any red pepper)
- 3 grinds of fresh black pepper
- 2 tablespoons of tahini
METHOD:
- Roast the beets in a 350F oven till fully cooked; cool a little then peel and cut in chunks; place in the bowl of a food processor.
- Add to the beets yogurt, tahini, mashed garlic with salt, parsley, KIRI squares or cream cheese, spices. Process for a few minutes until the mixture is smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Serve in small verrines or goblets with some arugula dressed with lemon and olive oil with a bit of garlic.
NOTE: KIRI cheese is a French product much loved in Lebanon. Made by the same folks who make La Vache qui rit cheese spread. It is sold in middle-eastern groceries and even some main supermarkets like Kroger (it is distributed by the same company that distributes all the middle-eastern products). It is used to make puddings and soups and pastries. Its taste is rather bland, just creamy. It comes in a goat cheese version.
If you are using cream cheese or KiRI in this mousse, remember to pull it out of the fridge an hour before, or warm it up a few seconds in the microwave, so that it will easily blend with the other ingredients.
Spinach Salad
spinach salad with golden delicious and gala apple slices, cranberries, sunflower seeds, almonds, and a raspberry vinaigrette (olive oil, apple cider vinegar, and raspberries)
Bakergirl: Fluffernutter Chocolate Gobs.
