Chicken with Zucchini Salad
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 large garlic clove
- 1 small shallot, chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped dill
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped mint
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 boneless chicken breast halves, with skin (2 pounds)
- 2 medium yellow squash (1 pound), sliced crosswise on the diagonal 1/3 inch thick
- 2 medium zucchini (1 pound), sliced crosswise on the diagonal 1/3 inch thick
- 1/4 pound feta cheese, crumbled (1 cup)
- In a blender, combine the lemon juice with the garlic, shallot, dill and mustard and puree until smooth.
- With the machine on, slowly pour in 6 tablespoons of the olive oil.
- Stir in the mint and season the vinaigrette with salt and pepper.
- Light a grill or preheat a grill pan.
- In a shallow bowl, coat the chicken with 1/2 cup of the vinaigrette.
- Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss the yellow squash and zucchini with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Grill the squash and zucchini, turning once, until tender and slightly charred, about 3 minutes total.
- Transfer the vegetables to a platter and keep warm.
- Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and grill over moderately high heat, turning once, until cooked through, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer the chicken to the platter and sprinkle with the feta cheese.
- Drizzle with the remaining vinaigrette and serve.
lemon juice, garlic, shallot, dill, mustard, extravirgin olive oil, mint, kosher salt, chicken breast halves, yellow squash, zucchini, feta cheese
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chicken-zucchini-salad (may not work)