Crunchy Pesto Chicken Paillards with Caprese Salsa.

You can have Crunchy Pesto Chicken Paillards with Caprese Salsa using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Crunchy Pesto Chicken Paillards with Caprese Salsa

1. Prepare of Chicken.
2. It's 2 of (8 oz.) boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
3. You need 1/2 cup of All Purpose Flour.
4. It's 1/4 cup of Pure Olive Oil, plus 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons, divided.
5. It's 2 tbsp of prepared pesto.
6. Prepare 1 cup of panko (coarse) bread crumbs.
7. Prepare of Caprese Salsa.
8. It's 2 medium of tomatoes, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
9. It's 1/3 cup of fresh basil, cut to chiffonade (thin strips).
10. It's 2/3 cup of mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
11. You need 1/4 cup of red onion, thinly sliced.
12. You need 2 tbsp of 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
13. Prepare 1 tsp of balsamic vinegar.

Crunchy Pesto Chicken Paillards with Caprese Salsa step by step

1. CUT chicken breasts in half horizontally to form 4 thin cutlets. Pound each piece to 1/4-inch thickness. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Dip chicken in flour and shake off excess..
2. Whisk 1/4 cup of pure olive oil with pesto in a small pie plate. In another pie plate, place bread crumbs. Dip both sides of each cutlet into oil, then into bread crumb mixture, pressing crumbs to adhere..
3. COMBINE tomato, basil, mozzarella and red onion; drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Season with salt and pepper to taste and set aside..
4. HEAT remaining pure olive oil in a large non-stick skillet. Add chicken and quickly cook about 2 minutes per side, until no longer pink..
5. TOP chicken with caprese salsa..