Ingredients:
2 lbs. cooked - boneless chicken breast – diced
For the Salad:
2 Compari tomatoes (or vine ripe tomatoes) – diced
Healthy handful of fresh sage leaves
Healthy handful of fresh basil leaves
6 cloves of garlic – crushed
Tblspn of capers – plus a tblspn of the caper marinade
3 slices of marinated red peppers– plus, 2 tblspns of the marinade
Dashes of sea salt
Dashes of fresh ground black pepper
Juice of ½ lemon
Drizzle of olive oil
Heat a griddle with a drizzle of olive oil and place the crushed garlic to get a little golden color. Add the fresh sage leaves and the basil leaves to crisp up a little.
Place the diced chicken in a bowl add the crisp basil and sage and the golden garlic. Add the slices of marinated peppers, plus a little of the marinade. Add the capers, plus the caper marinade. Drizzle the olive oil and add the lemon juice, plus the salt and pepper to taste.
This is a simple chicken salad which goes great with a good piece of Italian bread.
Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
xo
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Pegasuslegend says
A dish of Italian heaven!
Joanne says
I love that you used BOTH sage and basil in this! Doubly delicious.
Reeni says
A delicious summer salad Catherine! Just lovely. xoxo
Tanna at The Brick Street Bungalow says
Perfect for the scorching heat we are enduring right now! Salads are our friends! blessings ~ tanna
Shabs says
The salad looks really good , perfect for the summer .
mia xara says
Very tasty Catherine! I love the herbs you've used!
The Harried Cook says
This sounds flavorful and really tasty! And perfect for a summer day... Thanks for sharing 🙂
Ana Rita says
The sage and basil give it the perfect touch.Another great salad...
Kisses,
Rita
Janette@Janette's Sage says
This looks great...I had said I was going to good from blogs when I got settled in our new house...this will be fun to use your blog.
no spring chicken says
Hi Catherine~ pleasure to meet you!
I have everything on hand except for the marinated red peppers... I think I'll still go for it! It looks wonderful...
Blessings, Debbie
randomcreative says
This sounds amazing! I love chicken salad and basil.
Ask Ms Recipe says
Great salad for these very hot days.
Nina
Sassy Granny ... says
Oh dear ... I gained 5 lbs in the time it took me to read your recipe!
Thank you for stopping by and inviting me over. I'm so glad to connect, and know I'll find many yummy experiences here.
Blessings,
Kathleen
Magic of Spice says
Great dish! I adore sage and have it growing in my garden...such a lovely and under estimated spice 🙂
Roz from 'la bella vita' says
I've grilled basil chicken, but not with sage . . . it must be doubly delightful! Perfect for summer, Catherine. Blessings, Roz xoxo
kitchen flavours says
What a lovely plate of salad! I love the mixture of herbs that you use. I don't use sage often enough! Thanks for sharing!
redkathy says
Beautiful salad, well dressed in Italian goodness Catherine. I like idea of adding a bit of marinade from the peppers and brine of the capers.
CNA duties says
The dish is simply heaven. It is also a healthy choice of food which is why I am going to try it out soon. Thanks for the recipe. Perfect salad.