Chicken Paillard with Tri-Olive Tapanade, Roast Sage Yams and Sauteed Garlic Spinach

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Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1/4 cup kalamata olives, pitted and rough chopped
  2. 1/4 cup lucques olives, pitted and roughly chopped
  3. 1/4 cup nicoise olives, pitted and roughly chopped
  4. 2 teaspoons chopped capers
  5. 1 small anchovy, finely chopped
  6. 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  7. 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  8. 4 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
  9. 11 tablespoons olive oil
  10. Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  11. 1 large sweet yam, orange flesh preferred, peeled and small diced
  12. 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  13. 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  14. 2 medium sage leaves, finely chopped
  15. 4 chicken breasts, skin removed
  16. 3 cups packed baby spinach, triple washed and dried
  17. 1/4 cup kalamata olives, pitted and rough chopped
  18. 1/4 cup lucques olives, pitted and roughly chopped
  19. 1/4 cup nicoise olives, pitted and roughly chopped
  20. 2 teaspoons chopped capers
  21. 1 small anchovy, finely chopped
  22. 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  23. 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  24. 4 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
  25. 11 tablespoons olive oil
  26. Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  27. 1 large sweet yam, orange flesh preferred, peeled and small diced
  28. 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  29. 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  30. 2 medium sage leaves, finely chopped
  31. 4 chicken breasts, skin removed
  32. 3 cups packed baby spinach, triple washed and dried

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a medium sized bowl combine the 3 varieties of olives (other olives may be substituted) in addition to the capers, anchovy, zest, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon garlic, and 6 tablespoons olive oil. Using a spoon, fold the ingredients together, adding pepper, to taste. Set aside to allow flavors to blend.
  3. In a medium sized bowl combine the yam, butter, sugar, and sage leaves, mixing with a spoon. Spread evenly onto a small sheet pan and bake until lightly caramelized, 20 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside keeping warm.
  4. Using 2 pieces of plastic wrap, sandwich 1 breast at a time and pound lightly with a mallet or meat tenderizer evenly until 1/4-inch thick. Repeat with the remaining pieces of chicken breast, and sprinkle 1 tablespoon oil over each. Season lightly with salt and pepper on both sides. In a large saute pan, over high heat, add 1 tablespoon oil. When hot add chicken breasts, 1 at a time, allowing them to caramelize before flipping. Cook until liquid runs clear from the breast, approximately 2 minutes per side being careful not to over cook. Repeat with remaining breasts, set aside keeping warm. Brush breasts with remaining lemon juice.
  5. In a large saute pan over high heat, add 1 tablespoon oil. When hot add the remaining garlic and cook until fragrant, 10 seconds. Add spinach and toss to distribute garlic. Season lightly. When just wilted remove from the pan and set aside.
  6. Plate 1 chicken breast, then top with spinach and the olive mixture. Serve with yams.
  7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  8. In a medium sized bowl combine the 3 varieties of olives (other olives may be substituted) in addition to the capers, anchovy, zest, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon garlic, and 6 tablespoons olive oil. Using a spoon, fold the ingredients together, adding pepper, to taste. Set aside to allow flavors to blend.
  9. In a medium sized bowl combine the yam, butter, sugar, and sage leaves, mixing with a spoon. Spread evenly onto a small sheet pan and bake until lightly caramelized, 20 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside keeping warm.
  10. Using 2 pieces of plastic wrap, sandwich 1 breast at a time and pound lightly with a mallet or meat tenderizer evenly until 1/4-inch thick. Repeat with the remaining pieces of chicken breast, and sprinkle 1 tablespoon oil over each. Season lightly with salt and pepper on both sides. In a large saute pan, over high heat, add 1 tablespoon oil. When hot add chicken breasts, 1 at a time, allowing them to caramelize before flipping. Cook until liquid runs clear from the breast, approximately 2 minutes per side being careful not to over cook. Repeat with remaining breasts, set aside keeping warm. Brush breasts with remaining lemon juice.
  11. In a large saute pan over high heat, add 1 tablespoon oil. When hot add the remaining garlic and cook until fragrant, 10 seconds. Add spinach and toss to distribute garlic. Season lightly. When just wilted remove from the pan and set aside.
  12. Plate 1 chicken breast, then top with spinach and the olive mixture. Serve with yams.

 

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