Walnut-crusted Chicken Salad With Buttermilk Honey Dressing

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 3 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup fine breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 6 cups mixed salad greens
• 1 cup colby-monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 16 cherry tomatoes
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup fresh chives, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 whisk together dressing ingredients and set aside.
• 2 flatten chicken to 1/4 inch thickness.
• 3 brush buttermilk over chicken.
• 4 combine walnuts, breadcrumbs and salt, and dredge chicken in this mixture.
• 5 pour oil into a large skillet and place over medium-high heat until hot.
• 6 add chicken and cook 3 minutes on each side.
• 7 cool and cut crosswise.
• 8 combine greens, tomatoes and cheese. top with slices of chicken.
• 9 serve with the buttermilk honey dressing.