Floridian Grilled Chicken Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the grill for high heat.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill chicken 8 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear. Remove from heat, cool, and slice.
• Meanwhile, place pecans in a dry skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pecans until fragrant, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• In a blender, combine the red wine vinegar, sugar, vegetable oil, onion, mustard, salt, and pepper. Process until smooth.
• Arrange lettuce on serving plates. Top with grilled chicken slices, strawberries, and pecans. Drizzle with the dressing to serve.

Steps:

• For the vinaigrette: Whisk the vinegar, the mustards and salt and pepper, to taste, in a bowl. Slowly whisk in about the olive oil and until emulsified. Taste; whisk in a few more tablespoons olive oil, if desired.
• For the grape salad: Prepare the grill for direct grilling.
• Brush the chiles with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill until charred on all sides. Remove to a bowl, cover and let steam for 15 minutes. Remove the skins and coarsely chop. Transfer to a bowl and add the grapes, chardonnay vinegar and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
• For the chicken: Whisk together the apricot jam and vinegar. Season with salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
• Brush the chicken on both sides with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill until the first side is golden brown, about 2 1/2 minutes. Turn, brush with the glaze and sprinkle on the thyme. Cook until just cooked through, another 2 to 3 minutes. Remove to a serving platter.
• To serve, top with the grape salad, then the watercress and finally the almonds. Drizzle with the vinaigrette.

Steps:

• To make the dressing, in a blender, blend together the barbecue sauce, vinegar, olive oil, avocado and chipotle for 1 to 2 minutes or until creamy. Reserve dressing in refrigerator until ready to use.
• To make the tortillas, preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Slice the tortillas into thin strips and spray them with the olive oil. Place the tortilla strips on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 4 to 5 minutes, or until crispy.
• To assemble the salad, in a mixing bowl, toss the greens with the dressing. Place a portion of the salad greens on each plate. Place 1 julienned chicken breast on top of each salad. Then spoon some of the salsa on top of salad. Finally, sprinkle each salad with the crispy tortillas.

Steps:

• Mix together the chicken, celery, onion, pecans and cucumber in a medium-sized bowl. Place all the remaining ingredients in a small bowl and stir until the curry powder is mixed through and the mixture becomes a mustardy yellow hue. Add the mayonnaise mixture by tablespoons to the chicken mixture. (The salad should not be too wet or too dry -- you may not need all of the mayonnaise mixture.) Adjust the seasonings, cover with plastic wrap, and chill for at least 1 hour. Serve chilled on a bed of lettuce or mounded in a hollowed-out pineapple half.

Steps:

• Combine vinaigrette with a touch of mustard and hoisin sauce; season to taste with salt and pepper and toss with prepared chicken.
• Toss chicken with bell pepper and serve over washed lettuce; serve more dressing on the side if you wish.

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.