Spring Chicken Salad with Smashed Green Beans
by Emily C.
Yield: 4
servings
Description:
For you salad lovers out there, use our delicious chicken breast for an added freshness.
Ingredients:
- 2 large chicken breasts
- 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 6 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and pepper, To Taste
- 8oz green beans
- 1 small bunch chives
- 1 large head bibb lettuce
- 1 cup basil leaves
- 1 bunch radishes
- 1 cup whole pepperoncini
- 1 avocado
Steps:
- 1 Cover 2 large chicken breasts with 4 cups cold water in a large saucepan.
- 2 Season with 3 tablespoons salt.
- 3 Bring to a gentle boil over medium heat, then immediately turn chicken with tongs. Cover pot with a tight-fitting lid, remove from heat, and let sit until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of breast registers 150°, 5–10 minutes (depending on thickness of the breast). Transfer chicken to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes.
- 4 Meanwhile, cut 1 lemon in half and squeeze cut side up into a medium bowl. Whisk in 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard. Whisking constantly, very slowly add in 6 Tbsp. olive oil until dressing is thick and emulsified. Season with salt and pepper.
- 5 Trim ends off of 8 oz. green beans and transfer to a large resealable plastic bag. Seal bag and whack beans with a rolling pin to split the skins and soften the insides without completely pulverizing the flesh.
- 6 Drizzle 2 tablespoons dressing into bag. Massage with your hands to break beans down further and coat. Season with salt and let sit at room temperature until ready to use.
- 7 Slice 1 small bunch chives into 2 inch long batons. Transfer to a medium bowl.
- 8 Separate lettuce leaves from 1 large head of Bibb lettuce and add to bowl with chives.
- 9 Add 1 cup basil and toss to combine. Arrange on one side of a large platter. Cover lettuce and herbs with damp paper towels and chill until ready to use.
- 10 Rinse 1 bunch radishes, trim, and slice in half (or into ½ inch wedges if large). Transfer to a medium bowl.
- 11 Tear 1 cup whole peperoncini into bowl. Mix in 1 Tbsp. dressing; season with salt. Let sit at room temperature until ready to use.
- 12 Slice chicken into ¼"-thick slices.
- 13 Halve 1 avocado, remove pit, and thinly slice. Fan out slices.
- 14 Arrange lettuce, green beans, radish salad, avocado, and chicken separately on platter. Drizzle more dressing over and serve remaining dressing alongside.