Seared-Chicken Salad with Cherries and Goat Cheese Dressing
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Everyday Food, June 2008
- Prep Time 25 minutes
- Total Time 25 minutes
- Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 1/2 cup crumbled fresh goat cheese (2 ounces)
- 2 tablespoons snipped fresh chives
- 2 teaspoons white-wine vinegar
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, such as safflower
- 1 pound chicken cutlets
- 1 head Boston lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
- 1/2 pound (2 cups) Bing cherries, pitted and halved
- 1/4 cup walnut pieces
Directions
- In a small bowl, whisk together sour cream, goat cheese, chives, vinegar, and 2 tablespoons water; season with salt and pepper. Set dressing aside.
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Working in batches, cook until opaque throughout, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Thinly slice chicken crosswise.
- Divide lettuce among four plates; top with chicken, cherries, and walnuts. Serve salad with dressing alongside.
I made the dressing with sour lean and it was light and the right texture for dresssing.
I agree about making the dressing thinner. I also thinned with milk, but I thought that still the texture of the dressing for the salad was wrong. All the sour cream made it so heavy. I'd keep the goat cheese -- a nice foil for the cherries and chicken -- but I might just dress the greens ahead of time with a lemon vinaigrette before layering on the cheese, cherries, chicken, and nuts.
I'm not sure what consistency the dressing is supposed to be, but I found it to be very thick. I thinned it out with a little milk. Otherwise this salad is absolutely delicious!