Arugula Salad With Peppered Chicken and Foccacia Croutons
From chefmeow 15 years agoIngredients
- 1 cup focaccia bread cut into 1/2" cubes shopping list
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil shopping list
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh parsley shopping list
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic shopping list
- Salad: shopping list
- 4 slices bacon cut into small pieces shopping list
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar shopping list
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil shopping list
- 1-1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar shopping list
- 2 tablespoons celery seed shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 bunch arugula shopping list
- Chicken: shopping list
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves patted dry shopping list
- 1/3 cup coarsely ground peppercorns shopping list
- 1 tablespoon salt shopping list
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Combine focaccia cubes, olive oil, parsley and garlic then toss well.
- Toast in oven until browned then remove and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Sauté bacon in a small pan over medium high heat until crisp about 8 minutes.
- Remove from pan and drain on paper towels.
- Drain bacon fat from pan then add vinegar and return to heat and bring just to a boil.
- Scrape pan to dissolve any bacon drippings then remove from heat.
- Add 1/2 cup olive oil, sugar and celery seeds then mix well.
- Season with salt and set aside.
- Trim wash and dry arugula.
- Rub chicken all over with ground peppercorns and salt.
- In large sauté pan heat vegetable oil over medium high heat until hot but not smoking.
- Add chicken and sauté until well browned and opaque throughout about 3 minutes per side.
- Place arugula in a large bowl.
- Stir dressing well and add just enough to moisten arugula tossing to coat.
- Place dressed arugula on 4 serving plates.
- Top each portion with 1 chicken breast, 1/4 of the focaccia cubes and 1/4 of the bacon.
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