Baby Greens, Apple-Smoked Chicken and Gouda/Pepper Jack Salad with Amber Bock Dressing

Recipe courtesy of Robert Irvine

Show: Dinner: Impossible

Episode: Brewhouse Bites

Baby Greens, Apple-Smoked Chicken and Gouda/Pepper Jack Salad with Amber Bock Dressing

Name: Baby Greens, Apple-Smoked Chicken and Gouda/Pepper Jack Salad with Amber Bock Dressing
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT1H50M0.000S
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons corn syrup; 1 cup sugar; 1/3 cup water; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 cups pecans; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 cup balsamic vinegar; 1/8 cup amber bock beer; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves; 3/4 cup canola oil; 1 (3-pound) apple-wood smoked chicken (Smithfield or Nueske); 4 ounces Gouda cheese, placed into freezer for 2 hours; 4 ounces pepper jack cheese, placed into freezer for 2 hours; 6 cups mixed baby greens, iceberg, and romaine, stems removed, torn into bite-sized pieces and dried in a salad spinner

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Level: Advanced
Total: 1 hr 50 min

Prep: 30 min
Inactive: 1 hr
Cook: 20 min

Yield: 6 servings

Level: Advanced
Total: 1 hr 50 min

Prep: 30 min
Inactive: 1 hr
Cook: 20 min

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons corn syrup

1 cup sugar

1/3 cup water

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups pecans

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Salad dressing:

1/8 cup balsamic vinegar

1/8 cup amber bock beer

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

3/4 cup canola oil

Salad:

1 (3-pound) apple-wood smoked chicken (Smithfield or Nueske)

4 ounces Gouda cheese, placed into freezer for 2 hours

4 ounces pepper jack cheese, placed into freezer for 2 hours

6 cups mixed baby greens, iceberg, and romaine, stems removed, torn into bite-sized pieces and dried in a salad spinner

Directions

Mix corn syrup, sugar, water, and salt in a heavy saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Heat until a candy thermometer registers soft ball stage, about 238 degrees F. Remove from heat and stir in pecans, vanilla, and cinnamon. Turn out on waxed paper and pull pecans apart while cooling, being very careful to avoid getting burned! Refrigerate until chilled.
Through the feed tube of a running blender add, 1 at a time, vinegar, beer, salt, pepper, and thyme, and leaving the blender running, add the oil in a slow thin stream. Set aside until needed.
Pull chicken away from bones, and cut into thin strips. Set aside until needed.
Use a vegetable peeler to peel several curls of cheese for garnish and then use a box grater to shred cheese. Toss chicken, greens, shredded cheese and pecans with enough dressing to coat. Garnish with curls of cheese.

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Show: Dinner: Impossible

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