Tuscan Chicken Salad

This Tuscan Chicken Salad is delicious and the perfect food to snack on throughout the day or have for lunch! Pair this with a Rosé.

Ingredients

Chicken Salad
1 ½ lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 tbs. olive oil
¼ cup celery, chopped finely
¼ cup roasted red peppers, chopped finely
¼ cup red onion, sliced thinly
2 tbs. parsley, chopped
½ cup chickpeas, cooked and drained
½ cup artichoke hearts, chopped
2 tbs. capers

Red Wine Vinaigrette
½ cup red wine vinegar
¼ cup lemon juice
2 tsp. honey
2 tbs. Dijon mustard
2 cups olive oil
½ tsp. kosher salt
½ tsp. black pepper

Directions

Tuscan Chicken Salad

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Rub chicken with olive oil and place in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until cooked through.

  3. Remove from oven and cool.

  4. Shred chicken and add to a large bowl with remaining ingredients.

  5. Toss with ½ cup of vinaigrette and chill for 2 hours or overnight.

  6. Refrigerate remaining vinaigrette.


Red Wine Vinaigrette:

  1. In a large bowl add vinegar, lemon juice, honey and Dijon.

  2. Mix well with whisk and slowly add in oil to combine.

  3. Add salt and pepper and mix well.

  4. Refrigerate.