Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Chicken Apricot Salad

Picnic season is here! Cold salads, BBQs, pot lucks...here is a great salad that can double as an entree for those hot summer nights when you don't want to turn on the oven.

2 fully cooked chicken breast (BBQed is super tasty) chopped into bite sized pieces
2 apricots, sliced into wedges
1/2 cup crumbled goat cheese
1/4 sliced almonds
Approx. 8 cups loosely packed salad greens

Vinaigrette:
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp chopped shallots
1 tsp cayenne pepper
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Make vinaigrette and set aside. Toss chicken, apricots, cheese and almonds with salad greens in large salad bowl. Toss in vinaigrette and serve!! So easy and so tasty!

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