Searching for a unique summertime salad? Well search no further! My Grilled Chicken Salad with Cantaloupe, Feta Cheese & Basil Oil is a fresh and hearty main course salad that combines an array of tasty summertime produce. A tender mix of artisan greens tossed with cubes of sweet cantaloupe, salty Feta cheese and tender grilled chicken breast slices. Finished off with a puree of fresh basil and extra virgin olive oil, this salad certainly satisfies your cravings for sweet and salty tastes in the healthiest way possible.
Perfectly tender, grilled chicken breasts resting before being sliced
Fresh basil leaves and extra virgin olive oil
Basil oil
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Grilled Chicken Salad with Cantaloupe, Feta Cheese & Basil Oil
Ingredients:
- 2 chicken breasts, grilled to your liking (or the breasts of a store bought rotisserie chicken, cut into slices)
- A mixture of artisanal greens
- ½ cantaloupe, cubed
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- Juice of ½ lemon
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
- Allow the grilled chicken to rest and then slice it into ½-inch slices. Place a mixture of greens on each plate. Top with the grilled chicken, cantaloupe cubes and a sprinkling of feta cheese.
- To make the basil oil, place the basil leaves, olive oil, and the lemon juice in a mini-chop food processor. Pulse to puree until the ingredients are well blended and the mixture is smooth and bright green in color. Season the oil with salt and pepper to taste. Use this basil oil as the dressing for each salad.
Tagged: basil, cantaloupe, chicken breasts, extra virgin olive oil, feta cheese, fresh basil, grilled chicken, main course, main course salad, Salad
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