Seared Chicken & Apple Spinach Salad

It was hot today! Which was a perfect day for a simple chicken and salad. So refreshing and so delicious. 

Another simple recipe from Hello Fresh. I know I'll stumble into a not so great recipe from them, but until them I'm totally digging these meals. 

The baguette on the side was an "extra" order from them. It showed up in my box, but not on my bill, so I ate it. Well, half of it. 

If this recipe shows up again, I'll order it for lunch instead of dinner. It'd be such an easy lunch to prep with.

Seared Chicken & Apple Spinach Salad

Recipe from Hello Fresh

Serves 2

• 1 tablespoon Fry Seasoning
• 1 Lemon
• 1 Apple
• 2.5 ounce Spinach
• 1.5 ounce Honey Dijon Dressing 
• ¼ cup Panko
• 10 ounce Chicken Cutlets

Melt 1 TBSP butter in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add panko; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until golden brown, 3-5 minutes.

Turn off heat; transfer to a small bowl. Wipe out pan.

Pat chicken dry with paper towels; season all over with salt and pepper. Evenly sprinkle with Fry Seasoning.

Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for panko over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. 

Transfer to a cutting board.  Meanwhile, zest and quarter lemon. Halve, core, and thinly slice apple. Add as much lemon zest as you like to bowl with panko. Stir to combine.

In a large bowl, whisk together dressing, a drizzle of olive oil, and juice from one lemon wedge.

 Add apple, spinach, and half the lemony panko to bowl with dressing. Toss to combine. Taste and add more lemon juice and season with salt and pepper if desired.

Thinly slice chicken crosswise. Divide salad between shallow bowls. Top with remaining lemony panko. Fan sliced chicken alongside salad. Serve with any remaining lemon wedges on the side.