In Butter Lettuce, Chicken and Cherry Salad, croutons add texture and flavor to it, when fried in chicken fat. With numerous ingredients, the salad is a worthy meal and healthy as well. And, it will be a great use of leftover chicken with a kick of cherry in it. If you are looking for healthy salad or on the diet, then you can leave croutons. The recipe od this salad is given as follows.
Serving: 4
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Lemon juice
- 3 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 3 tbsp chopped Dill
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1 minced Garlic clove
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive Oil
- Kosher Salt to taste
- Ground black Pepper to taste
- 4 Perfect Pan-Roasted Chicken Thighs
- 4 crusts removed and torned slices rustic Bread
- 1 pound stemmed, pitted, and lightly crushed Cherries
- 3 cored and torned heads butter Lettuce
- 4 sliced Radishes
- 1 tbsp chopped Chives
How to make Butter Lettuce, Chicken, and Cherry Salad
Step 1: In a bowl, whisk lemon juice, mustard, dill, honey, garlic and oil, then season with salt and pepper. Step 2: Remove chicken skin, then take out chicken meat and cut into the pieces while discard bones. Step 3: In a skillet, heat chicken fat, then add bread and toast until golden and crisp. Step 4: Remove from the skillet, then drain on paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Step 5: In a bowl, place chicken meat and toss in cherries, butter lettuce, radishes, chives and vinaigrette to coat. Step 6: Garnish the salad with croutons and chicken skin, and serve.MORE RECIPES
