Gorgonzola chicken with apple and celery salad

Try flavoursome gorgonzola chicken with crunchy apple and celery for a quick and easy salad.

Recipe «Gorgonzola chicken with apple and celery salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 12 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 80g gorgonzola cheese, crumbled, 1/3 cup pecan pieces, 4 chicken breast fillets, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 baby cos lettuce heart, trimmed, torn , 2 pink lady apples, halved cored, cut into thin wedges, 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced, 1/4 cup whole egg mayonnaise , 2 tbsp lemon juice.

Ingredients:

• 80g gorgonzola cheese, crumbled 
• 1/3 cup pecan pieces 
• 4 chicken breast fillets 
• 1 tbsp olive oil 
• 1 baby cos lettuce heart, trimmed, torn 
• 2 pink lady apples, halved cored, cut into thin wedges 
• 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced 
• 1/4 cup whole egg mayonnaise 
• 2 tbsp lemon juice 

Instructions

1. Using the back of a spoon, combine cheese and half the pecans in a bowl.
2. Using a small, sharp knife, cut a slit in the side of each chicken fillet to form a pocket. Divide cheese mixture between pockets. Secure with toothpicks. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add chicken to pan. Cook for 6 minutes each side or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Cover. Set aside for 5 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, combine lettuce, apple, celery and remaining pecans in a bowl.
5. Whisk mayonnaise and lemon juice in a small jug. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle dressing over salad. Gently toss to combine.
6. Remove and discard toothpicks. Slice chicken thickly. Serve chicken on salad.