Floridian Grilled Chicken Salad Food

GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Signature Sauce:
• Blend together soy sauce, vinegar, oils, basil, mint, garlic, chili paste and honey in a small bowl.
• Application Recipe:
• Remove 1/3 cup Signature Sauce and reserve.
• Pour remainder into a zip-top plastic bag and add chicken breasts, coating all sides well. Place in refrigerator and let marinate, turning occasionally, for at least an hour.
• Preheat outdoor grill to medium.
• Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade. Place chicken over medium grill fire for 7 to 9 minutes on each side, or until tender and done. (Or, place chicken on rack of broiler pan. Broil 4 to 5 inches from heat source 7 to 8 minutes on each side, or until chicken is no longer pink in center.)
• Remove chicken to a cutting board, tenting with foil to keep warm while it rests for about 5 minutes
• While chicken is resting, toss greens and cucumber slices with the reserved marinade mixture that has NOT been used to marinate the chicken, then divide greens evenly among 4 serving plates.
• Cut chicken breasts against the grain crosswise into approximate 1/2-inch slices. Place over salad greens and sprinkle with pine nuts, as well as additional basil and mint leaves.

ASIAN ISLAND GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine pineapple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar and garlic with 1 tablespoon provided sesame ginger dressing in small sauce pan. Bring to boil and reduce to 1/3.
• Heat the grill or grill pan over medium-high heat; brush grill lightly with oil or spray with non-stick vegetable cooking spray.
• Baste chicken with pineapple mixture. Grill chicken, turning once (and continuing to baste), 10 to 12 minutes or until no longer pink in center.
• Slice chicken. Place salad blend in large bowl with provided accompaniments and toss with remaining dressing.
• Arrange salad on plates; top with bell pepper, onion, and chicken.

FRENCH CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together mustard, vinegar, and oil; toss with remaining ingredients.
• To serve in an avocado half: Slice avocado in half lengthwise, and remove pit; mound chicken salad in each avocado half (makes 2 servings).
• To serve in a roasted tomato: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Slice top off a large beefsteak tomato; scoop out flesh to form a shell, and brush inside with a bit of olive oil. Bake until slightly softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Let cool slightly, then fill with chicken salad.