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Watermelon Radish, Beet and Goat Cheese Citrus Salad

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 watermelon radish
  • 6-8 cups arugula
  • 2 cups romaine lettuce
  • 1 package Melissa's Produce baby beets
  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup goat cheese (tube or tub)
  • 1 head of fennel
  • 1 orange, sliced thinly, rind cut off
  • salt and pepper
  • Lemon-Mustard Vinaigrette (recipe below)

Instructions
 

  • Clean and season chicken breasts. Pan fry until just thoroughly cooked through.
  • As chicken cooks, prep remainder of salad ingredients.
  • Slice fennel. Melt 1 tbsp butter in fry pan and saute fennel until lightly golden.
  • Peel and thinly slice watermelon radish.
  • Chop romaine lettuce.
  • Steam beets  in prepared package. When cool enough to handle, slice to preferred thickness.
  • Arrange 1.5 cups (or more) of arugula per plate. Add chopped romaine.
  • Place remainder of ingredients on top of greens. You can do this in a way to make it more pretty or just haphazard style, whichever you prefer. Divide ingredients amongst four plates.
  • Crumble goat cheese and top with vinaigrette.
  • IF YOU PREFER: sprinkle with pine nuts, dried cranberries or sliced avocado. Be creative!