WARM BALSAMIC VINEGAR CHICKEN SALAD WITH GOAT CHEESE

Warm Balsamic Vinegar Chicken Salad With Goat Cheese image

Provided by Aspenwall

Time 40m

Yield 3 bowls, 3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

3/4 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces
2 ounces crumbled goat cheese
2 blanched kale leaves (or boiled and cooled)
1/4 cup blanched spinach (or boiled and cooked, you can also use thawed frozen spinach or raw spinach)
1/4 cup crushed or diced, fresh or canned tomato (if using fresh use one small tomato and also add two tablespoons of chicken broth at the same time y)
2 tablespoons chopped walla walla onions (or other sweet)
1 large garlic clove, crushed or finely chopped (you can also use coarsely chopped roasted garlic in place of the raw but use twice as much)
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 pinch sea salt
3 tablespoons white wine
1/4 cup chicken broth

Steps:

Heat Olive oil on low - medium heat for about two minutes, before shimmering add onions, cook about one minute and add garlic, chicken, pepper and salt. Cook until chicken is mostly done then add wine, vinegar and chicken broth, cook three or four minutes until everything is well mixed and heated, add tomatoes (if using fresh tomatoes add them and broth). Heat through and turn up heat to just above medium, simmer lightly five to ten minutes.
Add about two tablespoons of balsamic vinegar to the lettuces and kale (and spinach if using fresh) and mix thoroughly.
Assemble Lettuce mixture, cooked spinach, goat cheese and balsamic chicken mixture from pan in bowls and enjoy!
cooking times are approximately I have no idea how long this took me.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 258.9, Fat 11.7, SaturatedFat 4.9, Cholesterol 80.8, Sodium 457.6, Carbohydrate 3.3, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 1.5, Protein 31.1