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MAIN DISHES-
POULTRY:
Chicken Paillard with
Fresh Fig Salad
and Blue Cheese
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Chicken
Paillard with Fresh Fig Salad
and Blue Cheese |
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Quick, easy and
delicious...
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VINAIGRETTE: |
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3
Tbs |
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honey |
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¼
cup |
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extra-virgin olive oil |
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1
medium |
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shallot, chopped |
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1
Tbs |
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sherry vinegar |
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½
medium |
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lemon, juiced |
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1
tsp |
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chopped fresh tarragon |
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kosher salt and freshly ground black
pepper
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CHICKEN: |
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4
boneless |
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skinless chicken breasts (about 1½ lbs.) |
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kosher salt and freshly ground black
pepper |
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½
lb |
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pancetta |
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extra virgin olive oil |
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¼
lb |
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blue
cheese, broken into hunks |
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1
bunch |
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arugula, trimmed |
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1
small |
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basket seasonal figs, halved |
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tarragon leaves for garnish, if desired |
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1 |
Prepare
vinaigrette: Whisk together all of the
ingredients for the vinaigrette in a small bowl
and set aside. |
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2 |
Prepare
chicken: Sandwich chicken breasts between 2
layers of plastic wrap and pound them very thin
with the side of a meat cleaver or a rolling
pin. Remove chicken from plastic wrap and season
well on both sides with salt and pepper. |
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3 |
Heat a large
sauté pan over medium heat. Unroll the pancetta
so it looks like big strips of bacon. Add it to
the pan and fry it like a tangle of bacon until
the fat is rendered, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on
paper towels. |
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4 |
Drizzle a
2-count of olive oil into the pan with the
pancetta drippings. Add the chicken and pan-fry
for 3 to 4 minutes on each side to brown the
breasts and cook them through. Use a spatula to
remove the chicken to the paper towels with the
pancetta. Add the vinaigrette to the sauté pan
and heat for a few minutes, stirring, to deglaze
the bits of pancetta and chicken from the bottom
of the pan; take the pan off the heat. |
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To serve,
arrange the chicken on a platter. Scatter the
blue cheese, arugula, figs, and pancetta over.
Drizzle the dressing over everything and garnish
with the tarragon leaves. |
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Servings: 4 |
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Recipe Source |
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Tyler's Ultimate |
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Ratings:
****Restaurant
Quality!- would
make it again. "This
was a fabulous, easy recipe. I'll be making this again very soon!"
-San Diego, CA
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