Thursday, July 21, 2011

Pesto Chicken with Tomato Salad



Ingredients
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Homemade garlic scape pesto
1 large, ripe tomato
1/4 spring onion
Olive oil and balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper
Onion powder


Directions
1. Preheat your oven's broiler.
2. *Optional: cut the chicken breasts in half lengthwise to make four thinner portions.
3. Season chicken on both sides with salt, pepper and onion powder.
4. Heat olive oil in a large skillet, and saute chicken for a few minutes on each side until golden brown but not cooked through.
5. Remove chicken from skillet, and spread pesto on top of each chicken breast.
6. Broil for five minutes or until pesto is browning on top.


7. Seed and dice the tomato and slice the onion. Place in a medium mixing bowl.
8. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle lightly with olive oil and a good balsamic vinegar (in a 1:1 ratio).
9. Toss and serve alongside the broiled pesto chicken.

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