Chris's Zesty-Sweet Chicken Salad

[Chris 1,914]

I suppose I should think of a better name for this dish. I don't have a recipe per se, I rarely use them and never write stuff down as I'm trying it. But here's what I did:

Bored with the usual grilled chicken salad, I decided to try something new. This time instead of marinating it in Chivetas, I wanted to try and get two flavors in the dish. 

I cubed up the chicken as usual, and then got it started in a skillet with chopped garlic and Crystal City Olive Oils "Tuscan Blend" oil ( I can't recommend this stuff enough, and use it for a lot of my cooking. ) To this I added some dried basil and lemon thyme which we grew last year. I let the chicken cook to get some of the juices out of it. Then I added a good amount Crystal City Olive Oils' Blackberry Ginger balsamic vinegar and let it reduce as the chicken browned off. ( The first time I did this, I used their Blueberry Infused Balsamic with worked well also. I have to say though, the Blackberry Ginger was better. )

While thats cooking down, you can get your veggies ready. What ones you use is up to you, but lettuce is kinda necessary. 

The one thing you have to do to make this work the best is use Zesty Italian Dressing. The entire concept is the sweet of the chicken and the zing of the vinegar as they work together in your mouth. And while they are completely opposite tastes, believe it or not they meld together well. 

This is one of those times where knowing what flavors and herbs work with what and a little bit of daring in the kitchen paid off!

[Ann 218]

37 minutes ago, Chris said:

I suppose I should think of a better name for this dish. I don't have a recipe per se, I rarely use them and never write stuff down as I'm trying it. But here's what I did:

Bored with the usual grilled chicken salad, I decided to try something new. This time instead of marinating it in Chivetas, I wanted to try and get two flavors in the dish. 

I cubed up the chicken as usual, and then got it started in a skillet with chopped garlic and Crystal City Olive Oils "Tuscan Blend" oil ( I can't recommend this stuff enough, and use it for a lot of my cooking. ) To this I added some dried basil and lemon thyme which we grew last year. I let the chicken cook to get some of the juices out of it. Then I added a good amount Crystal City Olive Oils' Blackberry Ginger balsamic vinegar and let it reduce as the chicken browned off. ( The first time I did this, I used their Blueberry Infused Balsamic with worked well also. I have to say though, the Blackberry Ginger was better. )

While thats cooking down, you can get your veggies ready. What ones you use is up to you, but lettuce is kinda necessary. 

The one thing you have to do to make this work the best is use Zesty Italian Dressing. The entire concept is the sweet of the chicken and the zing of the vinegar as they work together in your mouth. And while they are completely opposite tastes, believe it or not they meld together well. 

This is one of those times where knowing what flavors and herbs work with what and a little bit of daring in the kitchen paid off!

Looks delicious.

[Hal 318]

You had me at Tuscan olive oil and balsamic vinegar! This looks 😋.