Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts cutlet or thin cut
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 213 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 x salt and black pepper to taste, or grill seasoning mix
  • 2 tablespoons rosemary leaves leaves stripped and finely chopped, 4 to 5 rosemary strips
  • 1 slice bacon center cut, chopped into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 pound spinach freshly trimmed and cleaned
  • 8 large mushrooms white, cleaned and thinly sliced
  • 8 each radishes thinly sliced
  • 4 each scallions, spring or green onions thinly sliced on an angle
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil, extra-virgin plus 1 tablespoons
  • 1 large shallots minced, or finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons dijon mustard rounded spoonful
  • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Method

  • Whisk together balsamic, oil, seasoning and rosemary in a large bowl, add chicken, mix until evenly coated.
  • Set aside.
  • In a skillet, stir in chopped bacon, work in 2 batches.
  • Brown bacon over medium high heat, then transfer the bits to a paper towel lined plate to drain the excess fat.
  • Using center cut bacon will cut down on the pan drippings that spatter.
  • Coarsely chop spinach leaves and place to salad bowl.
  • Top with mushrooms, radishes, scallions.
  • Season salad with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Clean the bacon pan with a papper towel and bring back to stove turning heat back to medium low.
  • Add 1 tablespoon oil for your dressing and shallots and reduce heat to medium.
  • Saute shallots for about 4 minutes.
  • Remove oil and shallots from heat.
  • In a bowl, whisk together mustard and balsamic vinegar.
  • Stream in 4 tablespoons oil gradually while whisking the dressing to emulsify it.
  • Add warm shallots and toss with spinach salad to coat evenly.
  • Add cooked bacon and toss again.
  • Preheat a nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
  • Cook chicken cutlets, 4 minutes on each side, in a single layer.
  • Slice breasts on an angle on your cutting board once they are all out of the pan.
  • Arrange spinach salad on to dinner plates.
  • Place 2 sliced chicken cutlet pieces on top of the salad.