Warm Chicken and Brie Salad with Griddled Peaches
A colourful summer salad perfect for sharing with friends and family at an informal gathering
Servings 4 – 6
Calories 512kcal
Equipment
- Griddle pan (see notes)
Ingredients
- 2 peaches
- 2 chicken breasts skinned and boned
- 150 g Brie sliced
- 200 g mixed salad leaves
- 50 g pecan nuts coarsely chopped
- oil for brushing
Salad Dressing
- 2 tablespoon raw cyder vinegar with honey or cider vinegar plus ½ teaspoon honey
- 3 tablespoon cold pressed rapeseed oil or extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
To make the Salad Dressing
- First, make the salad dressing. Place all the ingredients in a small screw top jar and shake well or whisk together in a bowl with a fork. Set aside until required
To make the Salad
- Stone and cut the peaches into thick slices.
- Place the chicken breasts between two sheets of cling film and flatten slightly with the flat side of a meat mallet or a rolling pin. Cut into strips.
- Meanwhile preheat a griddle pan. Brush the peaches with a little oil and cook on the griddle for 1 -2 minutes each side until seared with the griddle marks, turning once. Set to one side.
- Next, Brush the chicken strips with a little oil and cook on the griddle for 3-4 minutes each side or until cooked through.
- While the chicken is cooking arrange the salad leaves on a large serving platter or individual plates and cut the brie into slices if you haven't already done so.
- As soon as the chicken is cooked arrange on top of the salad leaves. Then add the peaches and the brie.
- Drizzle over the salad dressing giving it one last whisk or shake before you do so. Sprinkle over the pecan nuts and serve immediately.
Notes
If you do not have a Griddle pan you can cook the peaches and chciken under a hot grill instead.
Choose peaches that are just ripe and still a little firm.
Choose robust salad leaves that will stand up to the warmth of the chicken for a little while without wilting instantly. I particulary like a mixture of watercress, rocket and baby spinach leaves.
Nutrition information is calculated using an online nutrition database - is approximate and is meant as a guideline only. (It does not include seasoning with salt and pepper.)