Smoked Chicken And Pear Salad With Fig Balsamic

By á-170456

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 figs cut 8 pieces each
• 1/2 cup Port wine
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 shallot minced
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• Salt to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 6 cups mixed greens
• 1/2 pound smoked chicken breast skin removed, and sliced 1/4" thick
• 1 large ripe pear cored, sliced

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Reduce vinegar in small saucepan over medium-low heat to 1/4 cup. Remove from heat, pour into bowl and let cool.

Place figs, Port and water in small saucepan. Bring to boil, then simmer until figs are tender, 10 minutes. Drain figs in strainer over small saucepan. Chop figs and set aside.

Reduce fig juice over medium-low heat to 1/4 cup. Add to vinegar along with chopped figs. Stir in honey, shallot, garlic and lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Arrange 1 1/2 cups mixed greens on each of 4 serving plates. Divide chicken among plates and surround with pear slices. Season chicken with pepper. Serve with fig dressing.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Each serving: 233 calories; 124 mg sodium; 48 mg cholesterol; 3 grams fat; 24 grams carbohydrates; 19 grams protein; 1.5 grams fiber.