Mediterranean Chicken Salad

Name: Mediterranean Chicken Salad
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters minced red onion; 2 Tbsps red wine vinegar; 454 grams boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 1 serving Salt; 2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 1 Tbsp capers; 177 milliliters mixed pitted deli olives, sliced; 1 pinch red chile flakes; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh oregano or basil (or both!); 2 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley; 1 serving Black pepper to taste; 1 serving Endive lettuce for appetizer boats, or chopped to add to the salad; 1 serving Butter lettuce for lettuce cups; 113 grams Fusilli pasta, about dry for one batch of the salad (use gluten-free pasta for gluten-free option)

Mediterranean Chicken Salad requires around 35 minutes from start to finish. This dairy free recipe serves 4. One serving contains 353 calories, 29g of protein, and 14g of fat. It works well as a main course. If you have onion, endive lettuce, chicken breasts, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Mix the minced onion with the vinegar in a bowl and set aside. This quick pickling will take the edge off of the onions.

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Vinegar

Onion

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Poach the chicken: Bring 1 1/2 quarts of water to a boil and add about 2 tablespoons of salt.

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Whole Chicken

Water

Salt

Cut the chicken breasts in half crosswise and place them in the water. Reduce the heat to low and let the chicken cook very gently, at barely a simmer, for 10-15 minutes, until just cooked through.

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Chicken Breast