The second recipe I'm offering this month is a main dish salad that blends some of my favorite flavors. And while it's got a few steps and a lot of ingredients, it's easily handled when you've got two people in the kitchen. If you want to make sure you can make this one on your own as well, try making it twice with a partner and make sure you tackle both steps. Then, nothing will seem new or daunting when you try it on your own!
I like this main dish salad because it's so simple for one person to handle putting together the chicken and the other person to prepare the salad and dressing. For the chicken:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1/4 c. vinegar-based salad dressing -- choose your favorite variety
1/4 c. bread crumbs
1/4 c. finely grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp. coarse salt
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
Cooking spray
For the salad:
4 c. mixed greens -- cleaned, rinsed and dried
1/2 English cucumber -- sliced thinly
2 roma tomatoes -- coarsely chopped
2 T. diced red onion
10 baby carrots -- cut into matchsticks
For the dressing:
1/4 c. plain yogurt
2 T. coarse mustard -- choose your favorite variety
1 T. honey
1 T. olive oil
1 tsp. rice wine vinegar
1/2 tsp. coarse salt
1/4 tsp. ground red pepper -- choose one with a heat that you like
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