Italian Chopped Salad
Enjoy a burst of flavors with this Italian Chopped Chicken Salad, packed with sundried tomatoes, olives, parmesan, and an Italian dressing!
Equipment
- 1 baking dish
- 1 knife
- 1 pan
- 1 bowl
- 1 spatula
- 1 tablespoon
Ingredients
- 1 chicken breast
- 2 cloves garlic
- 8 Belmorso Sun Dried Tomatoes
- 10 Pitted Black Olives in Brine or more
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 small carrot
- 45 gr grated parmesan cheese
- mixed herbs or your favourite Italian herbs
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 tbsp Belmorso Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1.5 tbsp Belmorso IGP Balsamic Vinegar of Modena less or more depending on how much you want to taste the balsamic
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 10-15 minutes.
- Add your chicken breast to a dish with foil, season it with salt and pepper. Bake in the lower level of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, depending on how big your chicken breast is. I suggest flipping your chicken breast half way through.Baking it at the bottom of your oven will create steam, make the chicken cook slowly and come out moist and juicy.
- In the meantime, you can chop all your ingredients - the garlic, the black olives, the sun dried tomatoes, the celery, and the carrot.
- I suggest taking this extra step to add more flavour to your chopped chicken salad. Sauté the chopped garlic, carrot and celery in a pan with a drizzle of EVOO. You can let them fully cook, or just sauté them for 5 minutes until their flavour comes out. Once ready, take them off the heat and leave them in the pan.
- Prepare your Italian dressing by mixing the EVOO and balsamic in a small bowl.
- When your chicken breast is cooked, chop it immediately and add to your empty salad bowl. You can add the ingredients immediately or wait 10 to 15 minutes.
- Add all the ingredients, including the chopped sun dried tomatoes and olives, and the sautéed carrot and celery.
- Next, add the grated parmesan and mixed herbs.
- Drizzle the Italian dressing you made and mix well.
- Enjoy immediately, or store it in the fridge for the next two to three days.
