Italian Seasoned Chicken on Homemade Ciabatta Bread

INGREDIENTS

Serves 4 people

Ciabatta Buns

• 4 cup of unbleached all-purpose flour

• 2 cups of warm water

• 2 tsp of wheat gluten

• 1 tsp of salt

• 1/2 tsp of sugar

• 1/4 tsp of instant yeast

• Cornmeal (for dusting)

  PREPARATION

• Using a KitchenAid, pour the water, wheat gluten, salt, sugar, and yeast in the bowl.

• Let stand for 10 to 13 minutes.

• Attach the dough hook to the mixer and add the flour to the mixture a little at a time and blend on slow speed.

• Turn the speed up one notch and continue to blend the mixture while scraping the sides with a spatula.

• The mixture will form a sticky dough that resembles a thick cake batter.

• Cover the bowl with a dish towel and set aside in a warm spot for around 8 to 10 hours until tripled in size.

• Dust a baking sheet with the cornmeal and pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees.

• Toss the dough out on a floured board and kneed for 2 minutes.

• Cut the dough into 4 pieces.

• Flour your hands and shape the dough into squares.

• Place the dough on the cookie sheet and dust with more cornmeal.

• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the buns are golden brown on top.

• Remove and let stand on a wire rack for 5 to 10 minutes before slicing.

  INGREDIENTS

  Seasoned Chicken

• 4 boneless chicken breasts

• 1 Tsp of salt

• 1 tsp of fresh ground black pepper

• 1/2 tsp of dried oregano

• 1/2 tsp of dried basil

• 1/2 tsp of dried thyme

• 1/2 tsp of dried marjoram

• 1 tsp of garlic powder

• 3 Tbls of extra virgin olive oil

• 1 avocado, peeled, seeded and sliced

• 3 Roma tomatoes, diced

• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced

• 4 pieces of lettuce

• Mayonnaise

  PREPARATION

• In a small bowl, mix together the pepper, salt, oregano, basil, thyme, marjoram and garlic powder.

• Sprinkle the mixture on both sides of the chicken breasts

• In a large frying pan, sauté the chicken breasts in the olive oil for 3 to 4 minutes on each side.

• Assemble by placing the mayonnaise on the ciabatta bread, add the lettuce, chicken, avocado, red onion and chopped tomatoes.