Oooo Chicken and Salad!

badgerbadger1
badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
edited November 8 in Chit-Chat
I <3 u guise and you're always consistent in giving me positive feedback so I thought I'd run this past you.

So I was pondering how to make my chicken salads (you know meal sized salad with the grilled chicken on top) more flavourful. The salad always tastes a little bland after you eat all the chicken on top. So I got this idea.

I figured it would be pretty ingenious to take all the salad veggies including the lettuce and marinate them in the same container as the uncooked chicken for a few hours. Then I would drain the marinade, plate the flavour infused salad and grill the chicken to put on top. What do you think of this idea?

I have like 8 people coming over tonight and I'm going to serve this, so a quick response would be great so I can get busy getting the lettuce and veggies ready to marinade with the defrosted chicken breast.

Thanks all!




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  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    I wouldn't marinade lettuce
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    That depends. Are you using iceberg or spinach?
  • likeaphoenix28
    likeaphoenix28 Posts: 176
    Are you serious?
  • angied80
    angied80 Posts: 713 Member
    I wouldn't wash the chicken either, you might ruin the flavor. I would actually sit the chicken out for about 6 hours at room temp, I hear this helps the flavoring as well.
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
    I wouldn't marinade lettuce

    Y not? This is why I'm a chef and you're not.
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
    Are you serious?

    Yes why?
  • AlwaysWanderer
    AlwaysWanderer Posts: 641 Member
    Are you serious?
  • cgrout78
    cgrout78 Posts: 1,628 Member
    Are you going to use the used marinade to make a dressing for it? That would add some extra flavour as well....
  • RocketsGirl
    RocketsGirl Posts: 339 Member
    I think that romaine would hold up the best. this sounds like a super yummy idea. please let me know how it turns out.

    oh and can we get the calories on this?
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    I wouldn't wash the chicken either, you might ruin the flavor. I would actually sit the chicken out for about 6 hours at room temp, I hear this helps the flavoring as well.

    ^This! I do this alllllll the time.
  • AlwaysWanderer
    AlwaysWanderer Posts: 641 Member
    Are you serious?

    Yes why?
    Cz lettuce and moisture dont mix. Ever had a soggy salad? Thats why you always put a dressing on at the last minute.
  • NiciS72
    NiciS72 Posts: 1,043 Member
    I'd add some pork, preferable source from outside the US. Mmmm mmmm mmmm!
  • likeaphoenix28
    likeaphoenix28 Posts: 176
    You said you wanted to marinate the veggies in the same container as the uncooked chicken, then plate the veg and cook the chicken. You will be contaminating the veggies with raw chicken=bacteria.
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
    Are you going to use the used marinade to make a dressing for it? That would add some extra flavour as well....

    That's brilliant!!!!
  • jr1985
    jr1985 Posts: 1,033 Member
    I wouldn't... raw chicken is known for carrying a lot of salmonela (sp? ) and other nasty diseases that could be passed to the veggies...

    What about having a mini topping bar with a lot different kinds of salad dressings, cheeses, croutons, etc for people to choose from... Mrs. Dash and black pepper spice up a salad a lot! Maybe try seasoning the chicken a different way too if you want to spice that up as well.
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
    You said you wanted to marinate the veggies in the same container as the uncooked chicken, then plate the veg and cook the chicken. You will be contaminating the veggies with raw chicken=bacteria.

    No my chicken is free roam grass fed from a local farm, there's no bacteria on it!
  • kimmie185
    kimmie185 Posts: 550 Member
    i made a chicken salad last night for dinner... not quite sure if it would interest you, but it has A LOT of flavor! :)

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/cutiekimmie18/view/kimmie-s-super-awesome-dinner-picks-1-26-202082#comments

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  • galegetsthin
    galegetsthin Posts: 1,340 Member
    LOVE ME SOME FOOD POISIONING SALAD!!!!!!!!!!!! Yum yum!
  • GingerDarlene
    GingerDarlene Posts: 164 Member
    Couldnt you get food poisoning?
  • AdoraK
    AdoraK Posts: 724 Member
    Sounds like cross contamination and you will probably get salmonella!
  • kikina
    kikina Posts: 57 Member
    i would marinate the veggie not the lettuce as it will wilt.. set aside some marinade for the chiken.. i usually toss the salad with dressing then add the chicken on top of the plate and lightly drizzle
  • angied80
    angied80 Posts: 713 Member
    Sounds like cross contamination and you will probably get salmonella!

    salmonella? didnt they find a cure for that. Wasn't that back in like 1864?
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    I wouldn't marinade lettuce

    Y not? This is why I'm a chef and you're not.

    Sounds like it would make the lettuce soggy.
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    Great idea! AND, for entertainment the game theme for the night will be 'who can make it to the washroom first'...lol
  • cgrout78
    cgrout78 Posts: 1,628 Member
    You know...i would totally look at the possible food poisoning as a weight loss bonus. So you can eat ALL the chicken marinade salad you want and STILL lose weight...win/win!!
  • jackiebo
    jackiebo Posts: 115 Member
    The lettuce would get soggy, and uncooked chicken has the risk of having salmonella. Not a good idea.
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
    Sounds like cross contamination and you will probably get salmonella!

    No!! As I said, there's no bacteria on my farm fresh organic free run chicken!
  • jr1985
    jr1985 Posts: 1,033 Member
    You said you wanted to marinate the veggies in the same container as the uncooked chicken, then plate the veg and cook the chicken. You will be contaminating the veggies with raw chicken=bacteria.

    No my chicken is free roam grass fed from a local farm, there's no bacteria on it!

    Hard to tell over the internet sometime if people are being sarcastic, or really have a question... My appologies for the answer if you were going for sarcasm... but just because you have free range chickens that does not mean that they are free from disease and bacteria. Sooner or later if you cross contaminate raw chicken or raw eggs, you will get salmonella :(

    edit... Ok after reading the answers this is obviously a troll post. nevermind :)
  • MrsSWW
    MrsSWW Posts: 1,585 Member
    You said you wanted to marinate the veggies in the same container as the uncooked chicken, then plate the veg and cook the chicken. You will be contaminating the veggies with raw chicken=bacteria.

    No my chicken is free roam grass fed from a local farm, there's no bacteria on it!

    Well if it's so clean why cook it at all? Dear God, do you think that free range organic meat doesn't have any bacteria? You're mad! You are a chef????

    Somebody hide all the sharp knives, this woman is a danger to us all, lol!
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
    Great idea! AND, for entertainment the game theme for the night will be 'who can make it to the washroom first'...lol

    I only have one bathroom and I usually wash my veggies in the sink there since my kitchen sink is always full of dishes.
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