Apple & Grilled Chicken Salad with Cheddar Toasts Recipe

Apple & Grilled Chicken Salad with Cheddar Toasts

    

 
• Cook
  50 m
 
• Ready In
  50 m

Recipe By: Carolyn Malcoun

“This hearty grilled chicken salad recipe highlights the classic combination of sharp Cheddar and sweet crunchy apples. For a fabulous starter anytime you entertain, simply skip the chicken.”

Ingredients

• • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt, divided
  • ½ teaspoon ground pepper, divided
  • 4 diagonal slices baguette (1 inch thick)
  • ½ cup shredded aged Cheddar cheese
  • 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil or canola oil
• • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
  • 1 head escarole (about 1 pound), torn into bite-size pieces
  • 3 cups sliced sweet, crunchy apples (about 2 medium), such as Hudson’s Golden Gem or Honeycrisp
  • ¼ cup slivered red onion

Directions

• 1Preheat grill to medium-high.
• 2Sprinkle chicken with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
• 3Oil the grill rack. Grill the chicken, turning occasionally, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165°F, about 15 minutes total. Grill baguette slices over the coolest part of the grill until toasted on the bottom, 1 to 3 minutes. Turn over, sprinkle with cheese and cook until the cheese melts, 1 to 3 minutes.
• 4Meanwhile, whisk oil, vinegar, mustard and the remaining ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add escarole, apples and onion; toss to coat.
• 5Slice the chicken. Divide the salad among 4 plates, top each with some chicken and serve with the cheese toasts.