Gregory Coxs Warm Chicken And Vegetable Salad Recipes

GREGORY COX'S WARM CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• To make the salad dressing, heat the butter in a small saute pan until the foam subsides. Add the shallots and saute over a medium flame until they are golden brown. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the walnut oil, vinegar, the chives, marjoram or sage and the shallots. Set aside.
• Rub the chicken breast with about 1 teaspoon of the salad dressing.
• Toss the diced potatoes and fennel with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Place them with the chicken on a sheet pan. Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 to 15 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
• Meanwhile, bring a small pot of salted water to the boil. Add the beans to the water and, after it begins to boil again, drain and submerge in cold water. Drain and reserve.
• In a small saute pan, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the shiitakes and saute until golden brown and crunchy. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and set aside.
• Slice the chicken into thin strips when it is cool enough to handle. Toss the chicken, mushrooms, lentils, vegetables and greens with the dressing.
• Serve as a meal with crusty whole-grain bread.

GREEK GRILLED CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SALAD WITH WARM PITA BREAD FOR WRAPPING

Steps:

• Preheat grill pan over high heat. Place chicken in shallow dish and season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Wrap pita breads in foil. Place in warm oven and heat until dinner is served.
• Combine lemon zest, juice and vinegar in a bowl and whisk in oil. Add oregano, garlic and whisk again to combine into dressing. Pour half the dressing over chicken tenders. Turn tenders in dressing to coat.
• Combine remaining salad ingredients in a bowl. Pour remaining dressing over salad and toss well. The salad should be very lightly dressed. Season salad with salt and pepper and transfer to a large serving platter.
• Grill tenders 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Transfer hot tenders to the salad lined serving platter. Remove pitas from oven and unwrap. Cut pitas in half and arrange around the edge of platter.
• To serve, each person can pile grilled chicken and veggies into pita halves, wrap up on either side and enjoy!