Warm Chicken Salad

Enjoy a warm chicken salad on a cool Fall afternoon…a perfect match with a half bottle of your favorite wine! Cheers!

1 small red onion, thinly sliced into rings

1/2 head romaine lettuce

1/2 head red-leaf lettuce

4 large chicken breast, boned and skinned

1 Tbsp minced fresh thyme

salt and pepper to taste

1/3 cup oil

3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

3/4 cup whole or halved unsalted walnuts, shelled

thinly sliced peeled pear, for garnish

Cut the chicken into small cubes and sprinkle with fresh thyme, salt and pepper.

In a large saute skillet, heat half of the oil over medium-high heat, add chicken and saute until just cooked through. Add the vinegar and stir with a wooden spoon so as to deglaze the bottom of the pan.

Remove pan from heat, and stir in the onion, walnuts, and the remaining oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Serve chicken over washed, chilled lettuce. garnish with pear slices.