Dinner Tonight: Warm Chicken Salad with Arugula, Capers, and Pine Nuts
Dinner Tonight: Warm Chicken Salad with Arugula, Capers, and Pine Nuts is From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up pine nuts, roasted chicken, dijon mustard, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pine nuts you could follow this main course with the Pear Cake with Pine Nuts as a dessert.
Instructions
Combine the mustard, red wine vinegar, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt in bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil. Set aside.
Toss the pine nuts in a small skillet set over medium-high heat. Toast for a minute or so, stirring occasionally. Make sure they don't turn black.
Warm the chicken in either small pan or in the microwave. Toss with 1 tablespoon of the dressing.
Add the arugula to a large bowl. Toss with 1/2 of the dressing. Taste some of the arugula and add more dressing if it needs it. Divide the arugula between two bowls. Top with the sliced tomatoes, toasted pine nuts, capers, shaved Parmesan and warmed chicken. Season with salt and pepper to taste.