Recipe

EverRoast_® Chicken & Butternut Squash Salad

Name: EverRoast® Chicken & Butternut Squash Salad
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 large Butternut squash; 5 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 0.5 tsp Fresh rosemary (chopped); 0.5 tsp Flaky sea salt (i.e. Maldon Salt); 0.5 tsp Freshly ground black pepper; 1.5 tbsp Balsamic vinegar; 1 tsp Boar’s Head® Delicatessen Style Mustard; 2 bunches Fresh Arugula (stems removed); 2 med. Gala or Granny Smith apple (peeled, cored, and sliced 1/8 inch thick); 1 lb Boar's Head EverRoast® Chicken Breast (sliced thick); 6 oz Boar's Head Creamy Blue Cheese (crumbled)

This savory-sweet salad combines EverRoast_® Chicken Breast, blue cheese, apples, arugula and roasted butternut squash together in the perfect dish for any season.

Serves

Ingredients

1large

Butternut squash

5tbsp

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

½tsp

Fresh rosemary, chopped

½tsp

Flaky sea salt (i.e. Maldon Salt)

½tsp

Freshly ground black pepper

1½tbsp

Balsamic vinegar

1tsp

Boar’s Head_® Delicatessen Style Mustard

2bunches

Fresh Arugula, stems removed

2med.

Gala or Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and sliced 1/8 inch thick

1lb

Boar's Head EverRoast_® Chicken Breast, sliced thick

6oz

Boar's Head Creamy Blue Cheese, crumbled

Instructions

01Preheat the oven to 450°F.
02Cut off narrow portion of squash. Peel and slice remainder into 1/4 inch rounds.
03Use one tbsp. of olive oil to brush each side of the sliced squash and place on a large baking sheet in a single layer. Sprinkle with rosemary, sea salt and pepper.
04Roast the squash, turning once, until softened and browned, about 25 minutes.
05To make the vinaigrette, in a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in remaining 4 tbsp. olive oil and season with more salt and pepper to taste.
06In a large bowl, toss the arugula, roasted squash and sliced apples with enough of the vinaigrette to coat lightly. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Arrange the mixture evenly on 4 plates.
07Cut slices of chicken into strips, about 1 inch wide.
08Place strips of chicken on top of the salad and sprinkle with crumbles of blue cheese.