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Grilled Chicken and Vegetable Summer Salad

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Serves 4 | 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons honey
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground, divided
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
5 Roma tomatoes, halved lengthwise
2 ears corn, shucked
2 1/2-inch-thick slices about 1/2 of a medium red onion
Cooking spray
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast halves
3 cups baby arugula
1 head Romaine lettuce, sliced into(1/2-inch-thick) strips
1 cup English cucumber, thinly sliced
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 ripe avocado, cut into thin wedges
1/3 cup small basil leaves

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 300°. Combine balsamic vinegar, mustard, honey, and green onions ingredients and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a bowl. Gradually whisk in 1/2 cup oil in a slow, steady stream.
  2. Toss Roma tomatoes in remaining 2 table spoons oil; arrange on a wire rack placed on a baking sheet. Sprinkle tomatoes with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Roast 1 hour or until tomatoes are slightly browned and skins begin to pull away; let cool. Remove tomato skins, and cut tomatoes in half horizontally; discard skins.
  3. Preheat grill to high heat (450° to 500°). Coat corn and red onion slices with cooking spray. Place on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Cook 12 minutes or until charred, turning occasionally. Remove from grill. Cut kernels from corn; discard cobs.
  4. Sprinkle chicken with remaining 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Grill chicken 12 minutes or until cooked through, turning occasionally; let stand 5 minutes. Thinly slice chicken across the grain.
  5. Combine arugula and lettuce in a large bowl. Add 2 tablespoons dressing; toss to coat. Top with cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onion, chicken, corn, roasted tomato halves, and avocado. Sprinkle salad evenly with basil leaves, and serve with remaining dressing.
Course: Dinner, Lunch

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