Chicken Nicoise Salad
Nicoise salad is spruced up in this recipe with a yummy herb vinaigrette. Serving it with simple grilled chicken is also an affordable and easy protein choice.
Ingredients
- 1 bag (8 oz) spring mix, arugula, or baby kale
- 4 (5-6 oz) boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 pound fingerling potatoes or baby potatoes, diced into ½ inch pieces
- 2 cups green beans, cut into 2 inch long pieces
- 1 heaping cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup large pitted black olives, halved
- ¼ cup large capers, drained
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 TBSP fresh lemon juice
- 2 TBSP champagne or white wine vinegar
- 2 TBSP fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 2 tsp stone ground mustard
- 1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- 1 tsp fresh thyme, finely chopped
- 1 tsp honey
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp fresh cracked pepper
- *Extra olive oil, salt and pepper for seasoning
Preparation
- Lay chicken breasts on a cutting board, cover with plastic wrap and pound to ½ inch thickness with a meat mallet. Toss the chicken breasts with a small amount of olive oil, salt and pepper. Heat grill or grill pan to medium high and grill for about 5 minutes per side, until cooked through. Let cool before slicing.
- In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, along with all the ingredients listed below “olive oil” on the ingredients list.
- Heat oven to 400 degrees. Toss potatoes with 1 TBSP of the dressing, spread onto a roasting sheet and roast 20 minutes, tossing once after 10 minutes.
- Immediately toss the potatoes with another 1 TBSP dressing once removed from the oven.
- In a small bowl toss the tomatoes, olives, and capers with 1 TBSP of the dressing.
- Steam the green beans in a small pot or in the microwave for 2 minutes, so they still have some crunch to them.
- Toss the lettuce with remaining 1 TBSP of dressing. Arrange the chicken slices, potatoes, green beans and tomato mixture over the greens.