Recipe - Grilled Chicken With Spinach And Raspberries

FOR SALAD
One half pound Crusty peasantstyle bread;
torn into bitesize
; pieces (about 6
; cups)
3 lg Vineripened tomatoes;
(about 1 1/2
; pounds), cut into
; 3/4inch pieces
Three fourths cup Finely chopped inner; (very
pale green)
; celery ribs and
; leaves
1/3 cup Small brinecured black
olives such as; halved and
pitted
; Gaeta or Niçoise
One fourth cup Finely chopped red onion
2 tablespoon Drained capers
2 tablespoon Redwine vinegar; up to 3
2 Garlic cloves; minced and
mashed
; to a paste with 1/2
; teaspoon salt
1/3 cup Extravirgin olive oil

FOR CHICKEN
3 Whole skinless boneless
chicken breasts; (about 2
pounds
; total), halved
Vegetable oil for brushing
chicken
1 cup Fresh basil leaves; torn
into pieces
Garnish: whole celery leaves

Make Salad:

Preheat broiler.

On a large baking sheet spread bread in one layer and toast under broiler
about 4 inches from heat until pale golden, about 3 minutes on each side.
Cool bread. Bread may be toasted 2 days ahead and kept in a sealable bag at
room temperature.

In a bowl toss together bread, tomatoes, chopped celery, olives, onion, and
capers. In a blender or small food processor blend together vinegar, garlic
paste, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste until smooth and drizzle
over salad. Toss salad well and let stand at room temperature while
grilling chicken.

Grill Chicken:

Prepare grill.

Brush chicken with vegetable oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill
chicken on a rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 4 to 5 minutes on
each side, or until just cooked through. (Alternatively, chicken may be
grilled in 2 batches in a hot wellseasoned ridged grill pan over
moderately high heat.) Transfer chicken to a cutting board and cool.

Stir basil into salad. Slice chicken on the diagonal and serve with salad.
Garnish each serving with whole celery leaves.

Serves 6.

Gourmet August 1995

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 1429 Calories (kcal); 81g Total Fat; (52% calories from fat);
164g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; 411mg Cholesterol; 462mg Sodium Food
Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 22 One half Lean Meat; One half Vegetable; 0 Fruit;
14 One half Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

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