Grilled Basil Chicken and Baby Greens
- 1 large bunch basil
- 4 medium chicken-breast halves
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper
- 3 medium tomatoes
- 1/4 c. olive oil
- 2 tbsp. white wine vinegar
- 2 tsp. freshly grated lemon peel
- 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 4 oz. mixed baby greens or sliced romaine lettuce leaves
- Lemon-peel slivers
- From bunch of basil, reserve 8 large leaves, and measure 1 cup loosely packed small leaves.
- Finely slice enough of the remaining leaves to equal 1/2 cup loosely packed.
- Cover and refrigerate small and sliced leaves.
- Prepare grill.
- Place 2 reserved large basil leaves under skin of each chicken-breast half.
- Sprinkle chicken breasts with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
- Place chicken, skin side up, on grill over medium heat.
- Grill chicken 25 minutes, or until juices run clear when thickest part of breast is pierced with tip of knife and skin is brown and crisp, turning chicken once.
- Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir tomatoes, olive oil, vinegar, lemon peel, mustard, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
- To serve, in large bowl, toss baby greens with small basil leaves.
- Stir sliced basil leaves into tomato mixture.
- Toss greens with 1/2 cup tomato mixture.
- Arrange greens on 4 dinner plates; top with chick breasts.
- Spoon remaining tomato mixture over breasts.
- Garnish with lemon-peel slivers.
basil, chickenbreast halves, salt, ground black pepper, tomatoes, olive oil, white wine vinegar, freshly grated lemon peel, mustard, mixed baby greens, lemonpeel slivers
Taken from www.delish.com/recipefinder/grilled-basil-chicken-baby-greens-2472 (may not work)