Crispy Chicken Cutlets with Cherry Tomato Panzanella

Ingredients for Crispy Chicken Cutlets with Cherry Tomato Panzanella

• 1/4 small onion, thinly sliced

• 3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar, divided

• Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

• 6 tablespoons olive oil, divided

• 240ml torn country-style bread, (from about 1/4 small loaf)

• 2 skin-on, bone-in chicken breasts

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

• 450g cherry tomatoes

• Pinch of sugar

• 3/4 cup parsley leaves with tender stems

Combine onion and 2 tablespoons vinegar in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add bread; season with salt and pepper. Cook, tossing, until golden brown, 5–8 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl. Wipe out skillet.

Using a thin, sharp knife, cut bones and cartilage from chicken breasts. Pound chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap to 1/4" thick; season with salt and pepper.

Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in skillet over medium-high. Cook 1 chicken breast, skin side down, until golden brown and nearly cooked through, about 4 minutes. Turn and cook until cooked through, about 1 minute more; second side will not brown. Transfer to a platter. Repeat with remaining cutlet and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (no need to wipe out skillet).

Cut half of tomatoes in half. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in same skillet over medium-high. Add whole tomatoes; season with salt and pepper. Cook, tossing occasionally, until lightly blistered and starting to burst, about 5 minutes. Toss in sugar and remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar. Transfer to bowl with croutons. Add pickled onion with pickling liquid, halved tomatoes, parsley, and remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and toss. Serve chicken with panzanella spooned over.

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