Arugula-Chicken Salad
- For the balsamic-cherry reduction:
- 1 C pitted sweet cherries
- 1/4 C balsamic vinegar
- 3/4 t salt
- 1 T olive oil
- For the dressing:
- 1/4 C lemon juice
- 3/4 C extra virgin olive oil
- 1 t salt
- 1/2 t freshly ground black pepper
- For the salad:
- 6 heaping C of arugula
- 1 1/2 - 2 C cooked chicken breasts, sliced
- About 8 oz. brie cheese
- 8 crostini
- (to make crostini, brush baguette slices with olive oil and bake in a 350 degree oven until light golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- 1. Combine cherries, balsamic vinegar, salt and olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Cook, stirring, for about 10 minutes, until the cherries are softened and vinegar is syrupy and sweet. Set aside.
- 2. In a large bowl, whisk the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Toss the salad greens with about 3/4 C of the dressing. (reserve the rest to pass at the table.)
- 3. Divide the dressed arugula among four plates.
- Top with slices of chicken.
- Drizzle some of the balsamic-cherry reduction on top of each salad.
- Spread brie on crostini, place 2 crostini on each salad, and serve.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/arugula-chicken-salad-50094960 (may not work)