Chicken Salad with Apple and Basil

Name: Chicken Salad with Apple and Basil
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon black pepper; 118 milliliters thinly sliced fresh basil; 2 Tbsps thinly sliced fresh mint; 2 Granny Smith apples (peeled, if desired), diced; 4 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 Tbsps light brown sugar; 59 milliliters fresh lime juice (from 2 to 3 limes); 1 Tbsp white wine or rice vinegar; 79 milliliters roasted peanuts, roughly chopped; 4 scallions (white and light green parts), thinly sliced; 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Chicken Salad with Apple and Basil is a gluten free and dairy free main course. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 28g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 281 calories. Head to the store and pick up scallions, basil, mint, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Rinse the chicken and pat it dry with paper towels. Pound it to an even thinness.

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Whole Chicken

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Paper Towels

Place the chicken in a large saucepan and add enough water to cover by 1/2 inch.

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Whole Chicken

Water

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Sauce Pan

Add 3 teaspoons of the salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook until no trace of pink remains, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Pepper

Salt

Transfer the chicken to a bowl of ice water for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the lime juice, vinegar, and sugar, stirring until the sugar dissolves.

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Vinegar

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Add the scallions and apples and toss.

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Apple

Drain the chicken and pat it dry. Dice the chicken and add it to the apple mixture along with the peanuts, mint, basil, and the remaining salt and pepper. Toss and divide among individual plates.

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