Salad with Chicken and Zucchini
INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 7 min
- Servings: 2
- Preparation Time: 5 min
- For the Salad:
- Some mixed greens (the lighter leaves like e.g. Lollo Rosso, Lollo Biondo, Oak Leaves even fresh spinach or Rucola etc.. just mix e.g. your three favourites)
- One small Zucchini
- 10 pieces of Chicken Filés (the small juicy bits, don´t even have to be marinated just seasoned)
- Nice seasoning spice for the Chicken: (I used Webers Smoky Mesquite Seasoning that I just got in Chicago next to the Webers Restaurant, but you can use your favourite)
- A handful of pine nuts
- Some freshly grated parmesan cheese
- For the Dressing:
- ca 3 Tbsp Fresh Lime Juice
- ca 4 to 5 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 Tsp Dijon Mustard (even white wine Mustard or your favourite strong mustard is good too)
- 1 Tsp Horseradish Paste (e.g. Cream Horseradish or Table Horseradish. That is something that is very popular in Germany) (if you don´t know it or find it you can also skip it.. it gives a distingtive spicy taste and similes a salad vinaigrette I got in Paris France)
DIRECTIONS
- Rinse the Lettuce in cold water and drain
- Make the dressing. Taste and add some oil if it´s too sour, some more mustard and horseradish if it needs more kick to it and like I wrote if you dont know or like the horseradish you can also skip it and the vinaigrette tastes great that way too.
- Put a fryingpan on the stove and heat.
- When warm add the pine nuts to the pan and toast golden, not for too long. When they smell heavenly they are ready.
- Set aside on a small dish.
- Add some olive or sunflower oil to the pan
- Fry the Zucchini that has been cut in thin slices.
- When golden on both sides, put on a plate that has a paper towel on it to absorb eccess oil from Zucchini.
- Then finally season the Chicken and fry on both sides.
- Note do not fry for too long as they can get dry if that happens.
- Now Put the Salad together:
- Place a bunch of salad on each plate
- sprinkle dressing on top and combine
- sprinkle pine nuts evenly on each plate
- Add 5 chicken pieces ontop on each plate
- Sprinkle freshly grated parmesan cheese on each plate
- Add freshly ground black pepper if desired
- Serve with or without some bread and
- Enjoy!


