Chicken Autumn Salad

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Cook Within: Goat cheese softens as it reaches room temperature. Keep refrigerated until ready to use. Red Delicious apples reached their peak output in the 1980s, at one point making up over 75 percent of Washington state’s apple production. While varieties like Gala and Fuji have gained in popularity, more than 100 million bushels of Red Delicious are produced every year in the U.S.
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Prepare the Ingredients: Hold romaine head at root end and chop coarsely. Core apple and cut into thin slices. Rinse chicken, pat dry and season both sides with ½ tsp. salt and a pinch of pepper.
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Whisk seasoned rice vinegar, ginger, 1 Tbsp.: breakfast syrup, and 2 Tbsp. olive oil together in a pinch of pepper. Taste, and add more breakfast syrup if more sweetness is desired.
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Add 2 tsp. olive oil and chicken to hot pan. Cook: until browned on both sides and chicken reaches a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees, 4-5 minutes per side. Transfer to cutting board and rest 5 minutes. Cut chicken into ¼” slices, if desired. Wipe pan clean and reserve. While chicken is resting,
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Add chopped romaine, red cabbage, dried cranber-: ries, and goat cheese (breaking it up with your hands if needed) over bowl with dressing, and toss gently. Taste, and season with a pinch of salt and pepper if desired.
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Toast the Pecans: Return pan used to cook chicken to medium heat. Add pecans to hot pan and swirl gently until nuts are toasted and aromatic, 2-3 minutes. Remove from pan
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Plate the Dish: Place salad in a shallow bowl and arrange toasted pecans and apples over lettuce. Top with chicken and a pinch of pepper. recipe–it has bigger grains and is easier to pinch than table salt, allowing more control over flavor. If using regular table salt, reduce measured amounts • Control dressing sweetness by adding 1 Tbsp. breakfast syrup, whisking, and adding the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time

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