ASIAN PEAR CHICKEN SALAD

Servings: 6-8 Servings
Total time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
• Salt and pepper
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 head green leaf lettuce
• 2 cups chopped radicchio
• ½ cup chopped celery
• ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 cup chopped Trinity Asian Pear
• ½ cup shaved Parmesan cheese
• 3 Trinity Asian Pears, cored and sliced, for garnish
• Dressing:
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 4 tbsp citrus champagne vinegar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp ground pepper
  • 1 tsp honey
  • ½ tsp fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat the grill
2. Season chicken to taste with salt and pepper. Grill the chicken. Set aside and let cool.
3. Combine walnuts, butter, and brown sugar in a sauté pan and cook over medium heat, stirring, until the walnuts are coated. Remove from the pan and let cool. Break walnuts apart and set aside.
4. In a large bowl, combine lettuce, radicchio, celery, cilantro, chopped Asian pear and Parmesan. Whisk together all the dressing ingredients. Add to the salad and toss.
5. Arrange the salad on plates. Slice the chicken and place on top of the salad. Place Asian pear slices and some walnuts on the side of each serving.

Note: Citrus champagne vinegar is champagne vinegar made with a twist of lemon. For substitute, use rice vinegar.