(mellow guitar music) - Hey guys,
today, I'm gonna show you how to make
a delicious summer salad that is perfect
for easy entertaining.
It's my spinach and strawberry salad
with raw almonds, crumbled goat cheese,
cucumber ribbons and grilled chicken.
I'm also gonna show you how to make
a terrific poppy seed dressing to go with it.
And special thanks to Kitchen Aid
for sponsoring and collaborating with me on this episode.
They generously donated all the new appliances
in my newly remodeled kitchen.
And if you missed the before and after story
on this kitchen and you wanna get caught up,
the link is in the description.
In this video, I'm gonna show you how to use
the grill attachment in the Kitchen Aid Smart Oven+.
It's super easy to use and makes indoor grilling a snap.
So a day before you plan to grill,
I like to just season my chicken with salt and pepper
and place it in a casserole dish.
This will ensure that our chicken is nice and tender
and juicy when we go to grill.
Then an hour before grilling,
we're going to mix up the marinade.
So in a bowl, you wanna combine a half a teaspoon
of fresh orange zest, a quarter cup of fresh orange juice,
a tablespoon of grapeseed oil or any other non-flavored oil,
a teaspoon of Dijon mustard,
a tablespoon of white wine vinegar,
two to three dashes of Worcestershire sauce.
This will just give the marinade a nice depth of flavor.
And then, you can season to taste
with a little salt and pepper.
(cheerful acoustic guitar)
Then you can pour the marinade over the chicken
that's already in our casserole,
since it's been seasoned before.
And you can place your chicken in the frig
and allow it to marinate for 20 minutes.
So while our chicken is marinating,
we can prepare the grill attachment.
All you do is pull the lower rack all the way out.
Then place the base pan on the rack.
Then add the heating element,
and then, add the grill attachment.
Then push the rack into the oven,
and it will connect to a power hub in the back of the oven.
And a tone chimes to let you know it's in.
(tone chimes)
Then you can set the oven to grill.
It will also ask you to choose what you're grilling.
So we'll tap boneless chicken breast,
hit start, and the grill starts to preheat.
You can also ask to be reminded to flip it,
based on the weight of your protein.
Another fun feature is there are also recipes
in the display panel which is nice,
especially when just getting used to the new appliance
and all that it can do.
I tried the recipe for the breakfast scones,
and they are fantastic.
And it's so much fun to know that that recipe
is always ready and waiting right in the oven.
The one thing you should know when purchasing this oven
is that the grill attachment, the base pan
and heating element actually get shipped with the oven.
But then, you just need to register your oven
to receive the baking stone and steamer
which will ship separately at no additional cost to you.
One of the things that I really love about this attachment
is that it creates nice grill marks for your chicken
but doesn't smoke up your kitchen in the process.
While our chicken is resting, we can prepare the dressing.
So in a small bowl, we're going to add
two tablespoons of Dijon mustard,
two tablespoons of white wine vinegar
and two tablespoons of honey.
You can stir that all together,
just until it's nice and combined.
And then, you slowly wanna add in four to six tablespoons
of grapeseed oil.
So I give you that range
because if you like a really tart dressing,
I would say only use four tablespoons.
If you like something a little bit more mellow,
then go the full six.
You basically just want this dressing
to start to emulsify and thicken.
At that point, you can add your orange juice.
And you can add anywhere from two tablespoons
to a full quarter cup of the orange juice.
It's one of these things you kinda wanna do to taste,
depending on how citrusy you like it.
And then, we're gonna add two teaspoons of poppy seeds.
You can stir that in.
And there we go; your dressing is all ready to go.
So now, it's time to assemble our salad.
The base of the salad is going to be spinach.
You can get just pre-washed baby spinach
and use that as your bed.
Then you're also gonna take eight, ripe strawberries
and slice them thinly.
You can sprinkle those around.
Then you can sprinkle with some raw almonds.
Then I like to add some cucumber.
You can just create really beautiful cucumber ribbons
with a potato peeler.
So I like to get the English cucumbers
because they don't have as many seeds
as a traditional cucumber.
So it's easier to kind of peel them into beautiful ribbons
which I think just adds a nice, fancy touch.
Then I also like to add just a little bit
of crumbled goat cheese which I think creates
a really beautiful creaminess
against the freshness of the salad.
But if you're not a goat cheese fan, I totally get it.
You could leave it out.
Then we're gonna add our chicken.
So I really like to slice the chicken on the diagonal
and create nice slices and then, just transfer
the whole thing with the chef's knife
to the top of the salad.
It'll keep all of the pieces intact
and just looks a little prettier for presentation.
And then, for the dressing,
I always like to serve that on the side
because people get picky about how much dressing they like.
This way, they can serve themselves
and just add the dressing on top.
There you have it, a delicious summer salad
that's flavorful, refreshing and healthy too.
I hope you guys give this one a try,
and let me know what you think.
Special thanks to Kitchen Aid for sponsoring
and collaborating with me on this video.
For more information on the Kitchen Aid Smart Oven+
that you saw me use in this video,
you can check the links in the description below.
Or you can browse the full collection
of Kitchen Aid appliances at kichenaid.com.
All right you guys, I'll see you back here next time.
Until then, bye.