Monday, June 14, 2010

Apple & Basil.Chicken.Salad.

This is absolutely delicious.  It's a great mayo-free chicken salad.  And took like 15 min to make.  Original recipe came from RealSimple

[Ingredients]
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup lime juice (roughly 2 limes)
1 T vinegar
2T brown sugar
4 scallions (or green onions or leeks)
2 granny smith apples, peeled and diced
1/3 cup peanuts, roasted and chopped
2T mint, thinly sliced
1/2 cup basil, thinly sliced

[Directions]
1. Pound chicken to even thinness.  Cut into strips.  Place in large saucepan and add enough water to cover chicken by 1/2 inch.  Add 3T of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.  Let simmer.  Cook until no pink remains; roughly 8-10 minutes.

2. While chicken is cooking, in a large bowl combine: lime juice, vinegar, and sugar --- stirring until sugar dissolves.

3. Add peanuts to small saucepan and toast --- stirring frequently.

4. Add scallions and apples and toss.

5. Drain and pat chicken dry.  Dice and add to apple mixture, along with peanuts, mint, basil, and remaining salt and pepper.  Toss and plate.

Enjoy!

1 comment:

  1. I'm growing mint and have a ton and I just got some fresh basil this morning from a friend. Totally making this over the weekend while my Mom is in town for a visit! Thanks for the recipe. I know I'll love it! Wish you were closer...I have the most mint ever.

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