Chicken Cutlet Caprese Salad
This Chicken Cutlet Caprese Salad is the perfect salad for dinner. It’s hearty and flavorful, and I know you’ll crave it again and again! I love a classic caprese salad, so I’m always coming up with new variations using the same flavors. Plus, it’s an excellent way to use up the last of my tomatoes in my garden. For some of my other favorite caprese recipes, try my Caprese Chicken Skillet and Air Fryer Burst Tomato Burrata Caprese Salad. You may also love this Air Fryer Chicken Milanese!
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Caprese Salad Ingredients
A traditional caprese salad always has tomatoes and mozzarella drizzled with olive oil, salt, and pepper. For this recipe, I serve everything over baby greens and top it with fresh basil and a simple balsamic vinaigrette. I added the chicken cutlets, coated in breadcrumbs and Parmesan, for extra protein.
How to Make Chicken Cutlets
To keep the breaded chicken cutlets light, I use minimal oil and butter to pan-fry them. I let them brown on one side, and then I spray the top of the cutlets and flip them. One side of the chicken will get crispier than the other, but that’s ok because you can’t tell when you eat it. If you want to make them in the air fryer, follow the temp and time for my air fryer chicken cutlets.
How to Make Ahead
This chicken caprese salad is great to make ahead and can be eaten hot or cold. We love to take it with us on our boat; it’d also be perfect for a picnic or party. To make the salad ahead, put all the caprese ingredients on a big platter and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Bring along plates, utensils, and serving spoons.
Variations:
Add extra veggies like avocado, cucumber, or red onion. Swap baby greens for arugula. Make it in the air fryer following the same cook method as these air fryer chicken cutlets. If you’re a vegetarian, omit the chicken and use tofu sliced into cutlets. Instead of serving with a balsamic vinaigrette, use balsamic glaze, which you can purchase or make at home.
More Caprese Recipes You’ll Love:
Cheesy Eggplant Gnocchi Caprese French Bread Pizza Caprese Chicken and Zucchini Noodle Caprese White Bean Caprese Watermelon Caprese Salad
