Pizzeria Limone Catana Salad
Pizzeria Limone's famous Catana Salad has tender chicken, savory bacon, sweet fresh oranges, and toasty roasted corn kernels. It's the most fabulous summer salad and one of my favorite restaurant salads, now made easier at home!
Servings: 6
Calories: 840kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 small head romaine lettuce heart or a bag of mixed greens of your choice
- 1.5 lb grilled or cooked chicken
- 1 large avocado sliced
- 1 cup roasted corn kernels see notes
- 1/2 small red onion sliced thin
- 2 oranges peeled and cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 lb thick cut bacon cooked and crumbled
- 1/2 cup shaved parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup pistachios chopped
- Salt and pepper for serving
Orange vinaigrette
- 1 cup orange juice I used bottled but fresh would also work
- 1 1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Arrange or toss all salad ingredients together.
- To make the vinaigrette, add all ingredients into a blender or mason jar. Blend or shake all the ingredients together until combined. I also use an immersion blender for this step.
- Serve the salad immediately with the vinaigrette. I find this salad tastes best with a generous serving of the dressing, then topped with salt and pepper.
Notes
- For the corn, I suggest using sweet white corn. This can be made using fresh ears of corn that have been grilled, cooled, then cut off the cob, or by using frozen corn. For frozen corn, I heat a cast iron pan on medium high heat and add the frozen corn directly to the pan. The heat of the pan will defrost the corn and steam it through. Then, I add about 2 teaspoons of oil, then let it cooked until charred. I do not recommend using canned corn for this recipe.
- For the chicken, I used two large chicken breasts, butterflied in half. I then seasoned each piece with salt, pepper, and garlic powder and grilled them for about 6 minutes a side, or until the chicken registered an internal temperature of 165º with my Thermapen One. Let the chicken cool before serving on the salad. Another great idea would be to use pre-cooked rotisserie chicken. It would be easy to make using my Air Fryer Chicken Breast recipe.
- Pizzeria Limone serves each serving of their salad with 1/2 an avocado. If you'd like more avocado in your salad, you may.
- The oranges are best with as much of the white pith cut off as possible. I like to supreme the oranges to remove any of the membranes and pith.
- The parmesan cheese is best when you can get the large, shaved pieces. You can purchase this cheese usually in the specialty cheese section of most grocery stores. I find mine at Harmons Grocery in Utah.
- The orange vinaigrette is very thin. Pizzeria Limone's dressing almost feels like straight juice with very little oil. I add a little mustard to emulsify the dressing, but note that it will not be a thick dressing.
- I do not add sweetener or sugar to my vinaigrette. If you prefer a sweeter vinaigrette, you may add honey or sugar to taste.
- To make this salad dairy free, omit the parmesan cheese.
- I like to make my Air Fryer Bacon for this recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 840kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 59g | Fat: 59g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 38g | Cholesterol: 191mg | Sodium: 1654mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g