Roast Chicken with Grape and Blue Cheese Salad
(from shawn’s recipe box)
Source: Kate Merker, Real Simple, AUGUST 2007
Serves 5 peopleCategories: Salads
Ingredients
- * 2 small heads Boston or Bibb lettuce, torn into pieces
- * 4 stalks celery, sliced on the diagonal
- * 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
- * 2 cups (about 1/2 pound) green grapes, halved
- * 3 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
- * 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- * 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- * 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- * Kosher salt and pepper
- * 1 3 1/2- to 4-pound rotisserie chicken, meat thickly sliced
Directions
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In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, celery, onion, grapes, and blue cheese.
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In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, vinegar, oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Divide the salad and chicken among individual plates. Serve with the vinaigrette.
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Tip: Omit the chicken and this salad becomes a delicious side dish for grilled steak, pork chops, or burgers.