Chicken Stacked Salad with Kumquat Dressing Recipe

Easy Kumquat Dressing drizzled all over an equally easy but professional looking Chicken Stacked Salad. Look like a pro with this sophisticated protein-packed salad.

(Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Low-Sugar)

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I’m here today to bring you a unique but totally easy kumquat dressing and a stacked chicken salad to drizzle all over it.

I’m all for fancy entertaining but want nothing to do with the work of it. This is where the stacked chicken salad comes into play.

Along with our tapas recipes marathon we went on last year:

• Stuffed Jalapeno Pulled Pork Poppers
• Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
• Healthy Deviled Eggs

So much delicious goodness.

And this Stacked Chicken Salad with sweet but tart kumquat dressing is definitely a part of this goodness.

The Kumquat Dressing is easy to pull together, all you need for this is:

• Olive Oil (Bertolli’s passion and expertise has unlocked the transformative power of olive oil, often thought of as “just another ingredient” but truly the star of every dish)
• Kumquats
• Honey
• Water

Yep. That is it. You end up with a slightly sweet and tart dressing. Bertolli, while simple, sparks spontaneity, adventure and connection in every dish

So simple – just throw everything into the blender and WHIRL!

Pour about ½ cup of the kumquat dressing over your chicken breasts and marinate for 20-30 minutes.

Then it is grill time. Oh, how I love grilling time. Chicken has to be grilled for me to be able to eat it. After you grill until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F, you want to take them off the heat and cover with aluminum foil. Let it rest 5-10 minutes.

This is my trick to perfectly cooked chicken that is still moist.

Then build that salad! Well, salad-ish. I honestly didn’t know what else to call it. It has greens in it, crisp radishes and even tiny slices of kumquats in between the layers.

Then you drizzle with the amazing and simple kumquat dressing.

Yeah. Salad. I dub this a salad.

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Chicken Stacked Salad with Kumquat Dressing Recipe

Salad

Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Low-Sugar

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Easy Kumquat Dressing drizzled all over an equally easy but professional looking Chicken Stacked Salad. Look like a pro with this sophisticated protein-packed salad. (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Low-Sugar)

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Yield: 2

Prep Time:10 min

Cook Time:12 min

Total Time:22 min

Ingredients:

• Kumquat Dressing
• 1 cup Bertolli Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 cup whole kumquats
• 1/2 cup honey (agave nectar also works)
• 1/2 cup water
• Stacked Salad
• 1 pound skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup thinly sliced radishes
• 1/2 cup chopped basil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

• 1. Add olive oil, kumquats, honey, and water in a blender. Pulse on high for 1-2 minutes, or until dressing is smooth.
• 2. Pour 1/2 cup of kumquat dressing over chicken breasts, cover and marinate 30-45 minutes.
• 3. Set grill over medium high heat, cook chicken breasts 6 minutes on one side, flip and cook another 6 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Place chicken breasts onto plate and cover with aluminum foil. Let sit for 10 minutes, then slice chicken in 1 inch thick slices.

Prepare the salad

• 1. Using a round form mold layer sliced chicken, radishes, basil, chicken radishes and basil. Top with sliced kumquats. Carefully remove mold. Drizzle kumquat dressing over salad and serve immediately.

Author: Linnie

Recipe, images, and text © Veggie Balance

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