Chicken and grape salad with honey walnut dressing

Recipes / Salads

Sweet honey walnut dressing tastes sensational on this elegant summer salad.

Recipe «Chicken and grape salad with honey walnut dressing» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 tbsp olive oil, 4 single chicken breast fillets, 250g seedless green grapes, picked,, halved lengthways, 250g flat green beans, topped, , halved diagonally, 2 red oak lettuces, leaves separated, washed, dried, large leaves torn, 160g blue cheese , thinly sliced , 60ml olive oil, 60g walnut pieces, 60ml white wine vinegar, 1 1/2 tbsp honey, Salt & freshly ground black pepper.

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp olive oil 
  • 4 single chicken breast fillets 
  • 250g seedless green grapes, picked, 
  • halved lengthways 
  • 250g flat green beans, topped, 
  • halved diagonally 
  • 2 red oak lettuces, leaves separated, washed, dried, large leaves torn 
  • 160g blue cheese , thinly sliced 
  • 60ml olive oil 
  • 60g walnut pieces 
  • 60ml white wine vinegar 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp honey 
  • Salt & freshly ground black pepper 

Instructions

  1. To make the honey walnut dressing, heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the walnuts and cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes or until lightly toasted. Transfer the oil and walnuts to a heatproof jug and set aside for 10 minutes to cool. Add the vinegar and honey, and whisk with a fork until well combined. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
  2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 4-5 minutes each side or until golden and cooked through. Transfer to a plate and set aside for 5 minutes to rest. Thinly slice the chicken across the grain. Add the grapes to the pan and cook, tossing, over medium heat for 5 minutes or until heated through.
  3. Meanwhile, cook beans in a saucepan of boiling water for 3 minutes or until bright green and tender crisp. Refresh under cold running water. Drain well.
  4. Arrange the chicken, beans, grapes, lettuce and blue cheese on serving plates. Drizzle with the honey walnut dressing and serve immediately.