Lemon Dijon Chicken and Butter Lettuce Salad
with avocado / radishes / pistachios / corn
The vinaigrette for tonight's meal serves two purposes - first as a marinade for chicken and then as the dressing to flavor the finished salad.
Smarts: Butterhead lettuce is very tender with thin leaves, so you can leave the leaves intact and just arrange the salads on top of the whole leaves.
Cooking methods: This recipe includes instructions for using the grill or stovetop. Select your preferred method.
Smarts: Butterhead lettuce is very tender with thin leaves, so you can leave the leaves intact and just arrange the salads on top of the whole leaves.
Cooking methods: This recipe includes instructions for using the grill or stovetop. Select your preferred method.
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Ingredients
Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette:
- Vinegar, red or white wine - 3 Tbsp
- Lemon juice - 1 Tbsp
- Mustard, Dijon - 1 Tbsp (use whole grain mustard if you have it)
- Honey - 1 Tbsp
- Oil, olive - 3 Tbsp
Lemon Dijon Chicken:
- Chicken thighs, boneless and skinless - 1 lb
- Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette (ingredients listed separately) - 4 Tbsp
- Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
Butter Lettuce Salad:
- Corn - 2 ears (if cooking on the stovetop, can use frozen corn kernels)
- Radishes - 8, sliced
- Green onions - 1 stalk, chopped, white and green parts combined
- Avocados - 1, sliced
- Butter lettuce - 10 oz, leaves torn (sub any salad greens)
- Pistachios, shelled - 1/4 cup (look for pre-shelled pistachios or sub any type of nuts)
- Goat cheese - 4 oz, crumbled
- Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette (ingredients listed separately) - 5 Tbsp
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories
504
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% Daily Value
Total Fat
34g
52%
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Saturated Fat
9g
43%
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Trans Fat
0g
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Cholesterol
120mg
40%
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Sodium
298mg
12%
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Total Carbohydrate
21g
7%
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Dietary Fiber
6g
22%
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Sugars
8g
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Protein
33g
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Choose Cooking Method
Prep
- Make vinaigrette - Whisk together vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, and honey. Add olive oil while whisking. Season with some salt and pepper. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Marinate chicken - Combine chicken with vinaigrette (portion for chicken) and tenderize with a fork. Marinate for at least 20 minutes and up to a day. (Can be done up to 1 day ahead)
- Corn - If using fresh corn, remove husks. (Can be done 1 day ahead)
- Radishes / Green onions / Avocados - Prep as directed.
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Make
- Remove chicken from marinade (discard marinade) and season on both sides with some salt and pepper.
- Heat grill to 425F / 218C degrees, keeping one part over direct heat and one part over indirect heat.
- Brush grates with cooking oil and place chicken over direct heat. If using fresh corn, place it over direct heat as well. Sear chicken and corn until lightly charred on all sides.
- Move chicken and corn to indirect heat and close the lid. Continue cooking until chicken is cooked through (internal temperature of 165F / 74C degrees) and corn is tender.
- Transfer chicken to a plate and let rest, covered, for 5 minutes.
- If you grilled the corn, let it cool slightly and then slice kernels off cobs. If using frozen corn, defrost in the microwave.
- Assemble salads by spreading lettuce out on serving plates (if the leaves are large, you can gently tear them into smaller pieces). Top with corn, radishes, green onions, avocados, pistachios, and goat cheese. Top salads with chicken and then drizzle with vinaigrette (portion for salad). Enjoy!
Prep
- Make vinaigrette - Whisk together vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, and honey. Add olive oil while whisking. Season with some salt and pepper. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Marinate chicken - Combine chicken with vinaigrette (portion for chicken) and tenderize with a fork. Marinate for at least 20 minutes and up to a day. (Can be done up to 1 day ahead)
- Corn - If using fresh corn, slice kernels off cobs. If using frozen corn, defrost. (Can be done 1 day ahead)
- Radishes / Green onions / Avocados - Prep as directed.
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Make
- Remove chicken from marinade (discard marinade) and season on both sides with some salt and pepper.
- Heat a skillet with cooking oil over medium-high heat. Add corn kernels with some salt and saute until corn is warmed through and browning in spots, 3 to 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Return the pan to heat and add some additional cooking oil. Add chicken and sear on both sides. Reduce heat to medium and cover chicken with a lid or foil. Continue cooking until chicken is cooked through, 165F / 74C degrees, 5 to 7 minutes more.
- Transfer chicken to a plate and let rest, covered, for 5 minutes.
- Assemble salads by spreading lettuce out on serving plates (if the leaves are large, you can gently tear them into smaller pieces). Top with corn, radishes, green onions, avocados, pistachios, and goat cheese. Top salads with chicken and then drizzle with vinaigrette (portion for salad). Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories
504
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% Daily Value
Total Fat
34g
52%
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Saturated Fat
9g
43%
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Trans Fat
0g
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Cholesterol
120mg
40%
Just a moment...
Sodium
298mg
12%
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Total Carbohydrate
21g
7%
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Dietary Fiber
6g
22%
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Sugars
8g
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Protein
33g
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Reviews
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Most Helpful
This is a 5 star salad and the dressing is amazing!!! We made salads worry chicken on the side for the kids and let them select their toppings from what was prepped. We will definitely make this again, so many great textures! We subbed peanuts for pistachios since that's what we had on hand. Wish I could submit a picture on here.
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Love the salads. I was concerned with all of the vinegar in the dressing, but it really worked
0 HelpfulReally enjoyed this combination. Oopsed on the marinade and didn't save any for the dressing. Subbed sunflower seeds for the pistachios. Hubby really liked it.
0 HelpfulThis was a miss for us. I was so excited to make it, but some thing about the flavors and textures, combined with the vinaigrette, didn’t quite work together in our families opinion.
0 HelpfulA winning CookSmarts salad! Flavors were excellent and it was filling without feeling heavy. Made exactly as is except used romaine instead of butter lettuce.
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