Honey Roasted Chicken Sandwich with Honey-Blue Cheese 'Butter' & Arugula

Honey Roasted Chicken Sandwich with Honey-Blue Cheese 'Butter' & Arugula

YIELD: Makes 4 servings

INGREDIENTS

For Focaccia:

1 T - honey, clover

1 tsp. - water

1 each - focaccia, quarter sheet tray cut into fourths, sliced in half (4 portions)

For Honey-Blue Cheese 'Butter:

6 oz. - blue cheese, room temperature

1/3 cup - honey

For Honey Roasted Chicken:

4 - chicken breast, skinless, bone less

as needed - salt

as needed - pepper

as needed - oil

4 T - honey

For Assembly:

9 oz. - honey-blue cheese 'butter'

4 - focaccia

4 - honey roasted chicken

1 cup - arugala, washed

DIRECTIONS

For Focaccia:

Preheat the grill.

In a mixing bowl, combine the honey and water. With a pastry brush, brush the cut side of the focaccia with the honey mixture. Place on the grill to warm the bread. When there are grill marks on the bread, remove and reserve the grilled focaccia for assembly.

NOTE: A panini press can be used as a substitute for the grill.

For Honey-Blue Cheese 'Butter':

In a mixing bowl, combine the blue cheese and honey. Work the ingredients with a spatula until the mixture is creamy. Reserve for assembly of the sandwich.

For Honey Roasted Chicken:

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Season both sides of the chicken breast with salt and pepper.

In a preheated sauté pan with oil; sear the chicken breast for 4 minutes on each side. The chicken breast should be golden brown on both sides. Transfer the chicken breast to a half sheet tray and glaze each breast with the honey. Roast in the oven for 13–15 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the chicken breast reaches 165°F.

Place the cooked chicken breast on the cutting board and slice the breast into 8 pieces on a 45° bias. Reserve the chicken for assembly.

For Assembly:

Smear the honey-blue cheese butter on the toasted side of all focaccia pieces. Place the sliced chicken breast on one piece of focaccia. Top each piece of chicken with arugula. Place another piece of the focaccia on top of the arugula to form a sandwich.

Serve immediately.