Blue Cheese-Chicken Salad

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 
• 0.3 cup cheese blue crumbled
• 1 tablespoon honey 
• 1 tablespoon olive oil 
• 2 tablespoons orange juice 
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 2  shallots minced
• 10 ounce chicken breast halves boneless skinless
• 10 ounce pkt spinach fresh
• 0.5 cup cherries dried sweet

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• whisk
• plastic wrap
• meat tenderizer

Directions

1. Whisk vinaigrette ingredients together, and set aside.
2. Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; with a meat mallet, pound to 1/4-inch thickness.
3. Heat a large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; coat with cooking spray.
4. Add chicken to skillet, and cook 4 minutes on each side or until the chicken is brown and cooked through.
5. Remove from the skillet, and chop into bite-size pieces; keep warm.
6. Toss spinach, blue cheese, and cherries in large salad bowl.
7. Whisk vinaigrette and drizzle over salad. Top salad with chicken, and serve.