Organic Smoked Chicken Salad...

 

Organic Smoked Chicken Salad....so good!!! We make this at my restaurant. It is a very popular salad. The good part or bad part, about having Celiac is, when I have a craving for something, I have to make it for myself, in my own kitchen. Recently I have been looking at this salad being served and smelling the smoked chicken and it makes my mouth water, so I decided it was time to make it for myself, at my own house. So in doing this you too get this special recipe and simple procedure from my house to yours!!!

This is a very simple procedure recipe! You start with a heated groovy pan or a hot plain skillet.

melt a half a cup of butter with 2 tablespoons liquid smoke, although this seems like a lot of liquid smoke, it is important for the flavor...

take two boneless, skinless chicken breasts and salt and pepper them on both sides...

place in hot skillet and liberally baste with smoked butter. Cook approximately 7-8 minutes on both sides...

still liberally basting with smoky butter...until chicken reaches at least an internal of between 165-180 degrees...(Your kitchen will smell heavenly at this point)

in the meantime toast some hazel nuts over medium heat until crisp but not burnt.

 

Here are the ingredients of this wonderful salad: organic salad mix, dried cranberries, fresh apples, blue cheese, toasted chopped hazelnuts and either homemade or store bought Italian vinaigrette...

and here you have it! toss the salad greens in the Italian vinaigrette, the sprinkle with the blue cheese, dried cranberries, hazelnuts and sliced apples. Then lastly slice and fan out the hot, delicious moist and well seasoned smoked chicken breast....Enjoy the best fall salad ever!!!!

 

Cheers to Happy  !!