Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad
(from kylerhea’s recipe box)
Episode 513: Soups and Salads
Source: Everyday Food on PBS
Serves 4 peopleCategories: chicken, main dish, salad
Ingredients
- 6 bacon slices, cut into 1-inch-wide pieces
- 1 medium head romaine lettuce (12 ounces), cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 to 3 tablespoons Vinaigrette
- Garlic-Marinated Chicken Cutlets, thinly sliced crosswise (See Below)
- 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (1 cup)
- 2 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise and sliced crosswise 1/2 inch thick
- 1 avocado, halved, pitted, peeled, thinly sliced, and cut into 2-inch pieces
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- Garlic-Marinated Chicken Cutlets
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for grates
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup white-wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 3 pounds chicken cutlets (about 12)
Directions
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1. In a medium skillet, cook bacon over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain on a paper-towel-lined plate.
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2. In a large bowl, toss lettuce with vinaigrette. Place lettuce on platter; arrange bacon, chicken, feta, tomatoes, and avocado on top. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.
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Garlic-Marinated Chicken Cutlets
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1. Make marinade: in a large baking dish, whisk together oil, garlic, vinegar, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Add chicken; turn several times to coat. Let marinate at room temperature 10 minutes and up to 30 minutes.
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2. Lift chicken from marinade and grill until browned and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove from grill. Cover half of chicken with foil to keep warm. Reserve other half for grilled chicken cobb salad.