Almond-Crusted Chicken Tender Salad

By angielaine

Ingredients

• Dressing Ingredients:
• 1/4 cup Teriyaki Sauce
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 2 Tbsp vinegar
• 1 tsp freshly grated orange peel
• Salad Ingredients:
• 1 lb chicken breast tenders
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 egg
• 1 Tbsp Teriyaki Sauce
• 1/2 cup all-purpose four
• 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup smoked almonds, chopped
• 2-3 Tbsp Vegetable oil
• 6 ups mixed baby salad greens
• 1 can mandarin oranges

Preparation

Step 1

For salad dressing: whisk all ingredients together. Season chicken with pepper. Beat egg with teriyaki sauce in shallow bowl until well blended. Place flour in shallow dish. Combine breadcrumbs and almonds in a third shallow dish. Dust both sides of chicken with flour, then dip into egg mixture and finally coat with almond mixture. In a 12-inch skillet, heat 2 Tbsp vegetable oil over medium high heat. Add chicken and cook 6 to 7 minutes, or until no longer pink in center, turning over once and adding more oil if needed. Divide salad among 4 dinner plates. Arrange chicken and orange segments on greens. Serve with dressing.

Yields: 4 servings