Рецепт Smoked Chicken, Spinach, Grilled Pineapple and Pomegranate Salad
Smoked Chicken, Spinach, Grilled Pineapple and Pomegranate Salad
Just had to post this one for Dole National Salad Day! I do love a colorful, flavorful dinner salad and this one was totally outstanding. The chicken breasts are dry rubbed with smokey spices and then slowly open roasted on a rack in the oven (or under indirect low heat on a backyard gas grill). This provides delicious juicy chicken chunks to enjoy with the spinach and other vegetables and of course, the sweet grilled pineapple and tangy pomegranate seeds. A simple homemade lemon dijon dressing completed this balanced, nutritious, colorful, flavorful and oh so satisfying dinner salad.
Serves 4
4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
Wash and pat dry, then roll in the dry rub.
Dry Rub
- 2 tbsp smoked paprika
- 3 tbsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp chipotle powder
- 2 tbsp powdered ginger
- 2tbsp dry mustard
- 1 tsp dry thyme
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- Place the chicken breasts on a rack in a roasting pan and roast at only 275 degree F for about an hour depending on the size of the chicken breasts. Always use a meat thermometer inserted into the middle of the thickest part of the chicken breast reaches 170 degrees F or 77 degrees Celsius. Let he chicken rest for 10 minutes before dicing and adding to the salad.
- The salad is composed of :
- about 6 cups baby spinach or mixed baby greens, like Dole Tender Garden
- 1/2 cup sliced radishes
- 1 cup julienne sweet bell peppers
- 1/2 sliced English cucumber
- seeds of half a pomegranate
- 1 1/2 cups lightly grilled diced golden pineapple
- Lemon Dijon Salad Dressing
- Shake together in an airtight container until well combined:
- 1/3 olive oil
- juice and finely minced zest of one lemon
- 3 tbsp dijon mustard
- pinch of salt
- pinch of pepper
- 1 1/2 tbsp honey