Balsamic Chicken Cutlet over Spinach Salad

For 4 Servings:

• 1-1/2 lbs Chicken Breast Cutlets (Sometimes Marked "Thin Cut")
• 2 Tbs Balsamic Vinegar - Enough to Just Coat the Breast Slices
• 3 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Just Eyeball It
• Grill Seasoning Blend or Coarse Salt and Pepper
• 4 Stems Fresh Rosemary - Leaves Stripped and Finely Chopped (About 2 Tbs)

Spinach Salad:

• 1 lb Center Cut Bacon - Chopped Into 1" Pieces
• 1 lb Fresh Spinach Leaves - Trimmed & Cleaned
• 8 Gourmet White Stuffing Mushrooms - Thinly Sliced
• 8 Radishes - Thinly Sliced
• 4 Scallions Thinly Sliced on an Angle

Dressing:

• 2/3 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Eyeball the Amount, Plus 1 Tbs)
• 1 Large Shallot - Minced
• 3 Rounded Spoonfuls Dijon Mustard
• 3 Tbs Balsamic Vinegar

Individual Portion:

• 1/2 lb Boneless Chicken Breast Cutlets
• 2 Tsp Balsamic Vinegar - 2 Splashes
• 1 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Eyeball the Amount)
• Grill Seasoning, Such as Montreal Seasoning by McCormick, or, Coarse Salt and Black Pepper
• 1 Sprig Fresh Rosemary - Leaves Stripped From Stem and Finely Chopped
• 4 Slices Center Cut Bacon
• 1/4 lb Fresh Spinach - Trimmed and Cleaned
• 2 Gourmet White Stuffing Mushrooms - Thinly sliced
• 2 Red Radishes - Thinly Sliced
• 1 Scallion - Thinly Sliced on an Angle
• 1/2 Shallot - Chopped
• 1 /4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Just Eyeball It)
• 1 Rounded Spoonful Dijon Mustard
• 1 Tbs Balsamic Vinegar

Coat chicken with balsamic, oil, seasoning and rosemary and set aside. In a skillet, add chopped bacon, work in 2 batches if preparing salad for 4. Brown bacon over medium high heat, then transfer the bits to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Using center cut bacon will cut down on the pan drippings that spatter.

Coarsely chop spinach leaves and add to salad bowl. Top with mushrooms, radishes, scallions. Season salad with salt and pepper.

Wipe out the bacon pan and return to stove turning heat back to medium low. Add 1 tablespoon oil for your dressing and shallots and reduce heat to medium. Sauté shallots for 3 minutes. Remove oil and shallots from heat.

In a bowl, combine mustard and balsamic vinegar. Stream in 2/3 cup oil slowly while whisking the dressing to emulsify it. Add warm shallots and toss with spinach salad to coat evenly. Add cooked bacon and toss again.

Preheat a nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Cook chicken cutlets, 4 minutes on each side, in a single layer. Slice breasts on an angle on your cutting board once they are all out of the pan. Pile spinach salad on to dinner plate/plates. Top each salad with 2 sliced chicken cutlet pieces. For individual portion follow the above method.