Pear and vinaigrette salad with roast chicken
This shelf has only a dressing, so I'm building a simple dinner plate around it: roast chicken thighs with a sharp pear and balsamic salad. The vinaigrette is bright and thin, so it pulls together raw greens and soft fruit into something that feels complete without weight.
About 240 calories a serving, 15 g protein, 14 g carbohydrate, 13 g fat. From USDA figures for 67% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 2 thighs, about 10 ounces total bone-in chicken thighs
- 3 cups mixed salad greens
From your shelf
- 1/3 cup Walden Farms pear and white balsamic vinaigrette
Staples
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon oil
- Pat 2 bone-in chicken thighs dry and season all over with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Set them skin-side up on a baking sheet and roast at 425°F [220°C] until the skin is golden and a thermometer reads 165°F [74°C] at the thickest part, about 30 to 35 minutes.
- While the chicken roasts, wash and spin dry 3 cups mixed salad greens and tear them into bite-sized pieces.
- When the chicken is done, divide the greens between two plates and drizzle with half the vinaigrette. Toss gently.
- Top each plate with one hot chicken thigh and drizzle the remaining vinaigrette over the chicken and greens. Serve at once.
Note Swap the chicken for fish fillets or a rotisserie bird if you prefer. Leftovers keep covered in the cold box for two days. Serve with bread to catch the pan juices and dressing.
On the label
WATER, ORGANIC WHITE VINEGAR, ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND ASCORBIC ACID TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS, CORN, FIBER, DRIED ONION, DRIED GARLIC, CAROB GUM, SUCRALOSE, WHITE PEPPER, CITRIC ACID, CARAMEL COLOR
Walden Farms, salad dressing & mayonnaise, serving 30 MLT, package 12 fl oz. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as pears, salad dressing. Half of it left? Use up the pears.