Source: Cooking with Texas Highways cookbook,
1 large head leaf lettuce
8 cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon coarse-grind black pepper
1/3 cup milk
2 whole boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2" strips
1/2 cup peanut oil
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 shallot, minced
1 teaspoon dried tarragon
salt
pepper
1 large sweet onion (such as Vidalia), thinly sliced
Arrange lettuce leaves, tomatoes, and mushrooms and set aside.
In a shallow bowl, mix flour with 1/2 teaspoon salt and coarse-grind pepper. Place milk in a separate bowl; dip chicken strips into milk and then into flour mixture to coat.
Fry chicken in hot oil on both sides for a total of 5 minutes or until golden brown. Drain chicken on paper towels, reserving drippings in pan.
Stir vinegar into drippings, scraping bottom and sides of pan. Pour vinegar mixture into a mixing bowl and stir in mustard, add shallots and tarragon and season with salt and pepper.
Arrange chicken strips and onion slices on top of salads. Serve with mustard-tarragon dressing on the side. Makes 4 servings.
1 large head leaf lettuce
8 cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon coarse-grind black pepper
1/3 cup milk
2 whole boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2" strips
1/2 cup peanut oil
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 shallot, minced
1 teaspoon dried tarragon
salt
pepper
1 large sweet onion (such as Vidalia), thinly sliced
Arrange lettuce leaves, tomatoes, and mushrooms and set aside.
In a shallow bowl, mix flour with 1/2 teaspoon salt and coarse-grind pepper. Place milk in a separate bowl; dip chicken strips into milk and then into flour mixture to coat.
Fry chicken in hot oil on both sides for a total of 5 minutes or until golden brown. Drain chicken on paper towels, reserving drippings in pan.
Stir vinegar into drippings, scraping bottom and sides of pan. Pour vinegar mixture into a mixing bowl and stir in mustard, add shallots and tarragon and season with salt and pepper.
Arrange chicken strips and onion slices on top of salads. Serve with mustard-tarragon dressing on the side. Makes 4 servings.