Poached Chicken, Pear, and Walnut Salad

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Poached chicken is only as flavorful as the broth it's cooked in. Fortify your poaching liquid with leftover vegetable scraps, like onion peels and parsley stems.

Whole Living, October 2011

Yield Serves 4

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Ingredients

1 carrot, cut into thirds
1 stalk celery, cut into thirds
1 clove garlic
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
2 8-oz boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 large escarole leaves, torn
1 Bosc pear, sliced
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1/2 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons (1/2 oz) shaved Pecorino Romano

Directions

In a large pot, add carrot, celery, and garlic and cover with water by two inches.
Bring to a boil. Season with salt. Reduce to a simmer and add chicken, flipping halfway,
until cooked through, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove and let cool. Slice.
Whisk
vinegar and oil; season with salt and pepper. Drizzle half vinaigrette over chicken
slices. Divide escarole, pear, shallot, and walnuts among four plates. Top with chicken
and Pecorino.
Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with remaining vinaigrette.