Prosciutto/Chicken Breasts/Eggplant Panzanella/Raisinvinaigrette
Ready In: 2 hrs 45 mins
Serves: 6
Ingredients
RAISIN-PINE NUT VINAIGRETTE
- 1⁄2 cup golden raisin
- 1⁄2 cup hot water
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 1⁄3 cup finely chopped shallot
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 anchovy fillets, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
- 1⁄2 cup pine nuts, toasted
CHICKEN
- 36 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 8 ounces taleggio cheese, rind trimmed, cheese cut into six 2-inch-long slices
- 12 prosciutto, slices (sliced thin)
EGGPLANT PANZANELLA
- 1 lb unpeeled Japanese eggplant, cut into 1/2-inch-wide rounds
- 1 baguette (16 oz)
- 7 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
Directions
- RAISIN-PINE NUT VINAIGRETTE:.
- Combine raisins and 1/2 cup hot water in small bowl; let soak 15 minutes, then drain.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in small skillet over medium heat.
- Add shallots, garlic, and anchovy fillets; sauté until shallots are tender, about 4 minutes.
- Transfer to medium bowl; mix in raisins and vinegar.
- Add 1/2 cup oil; whisk until well blended.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- *DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before continuing.
- Whisk pine nuts into vinaigrette just before serving.
- CHICKEN:.
- Place chicken breasts on work surface.
- Using sharp knife and starting at thickest side of 1 chicken breast, cut 2-inch-long, 1-inch-deep horizontal pocket, being careful not to cut through completely to other side of breast.
- Insert 1 piece of cheese in pocket and press opening closed & sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
- Place 2 prosciutto slices side by side on work surface, slightly overlapping on long sides.
- Place 1 chicken breast crosswise atop center of prosciutto slices; wrap prosciutto slices around chicken, covering completely and pressing to adhere (if necessary, fasten with small turkey skewers) & repeat with remaining chicken, cheese, and prosciutto.
- **DO AHEAD Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover and chill.
- EGGPLANT PANZANELLA:.
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Toss eggplant with 3 tablespoons oil in large bow & sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Spread eggplant slices in single layer on rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake until eggplant slices are tender but still intact, 35 to 40 minutes.
- Transfer to large bowl.
- *** DO AHEAD: Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before using.
- Add vinaigrette to eggplant and stir gently to combine; season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Let stand while preparing bread and chicken.
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Cut baguette crosswise into 3 sections & using serrated knife, trim off crust on all sides of baguette sections, then cut each section horizontally in half.
- Brush bread halves all over with 2 tablespoons oil; place on rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake until bread is slightly crisp and beginning to brown around edges, about 20 minutes. Let stand while preparing chicken.
- Increase oven temperature to 375°F.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in each of 2 large skillets over medium-high heat.
- Add 3 chicken breasts to each skillet and cook until browned, about 4 minutes per side.
- Transfer chicken to large baking sheet; roast in oven until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of chicken registers 160°F, 15 to 20 minutes, depending on size of chicken breasts.
- Transfer chicken to cutting board; let rest 5 minutes.
- Thinly slice chicken breasts crosswise.
- Fan 1 chicken breast on each of 6 plates.
- Place 1 bread half alongside & top bread with eggplant-vinaigrette mixture and serve.
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