Recipes Chicken Caprese Salad Be the first to rate & review! Bocconcini (mini mozzarella balls) are often sold floating in herbed olive oil. That tasty oil is essential to this three-ingredient recipe because it adds so much flavor to both the chicken marinade and the dressing. Slideshow: Great Salads with Chicken By Grace Parisi Updated on September 6, 2018 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Con Poulos Total Time: 30 mins Yield: 4 Ingredients 1/2 pound spicy marinated bocconcini (mozzarella balls), plus the oil from the container 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, pounded 1/2 inch thick Salt Freshly ground pepper 1 pint heirloom cherry or grape tomatoes, halved Olive oil, for grilling Directions Pick the bocconcini out of the marinade. Transfer half of the marinade to a medium baking dish. Add the chicken, season with salt and pepper and let stand at room temperature for 1 hour or refrigerate for 4 hours. Quarter the bocconcini and transfer to a bowl. Add the remaining marinade and the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Light a grill or preheat a grill pan and oil the grate. Grill the chicken over high heat, turning once, until lightly charred and cooked through, about 8 minutes. Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and add to the bocconcini. Toss and serve. Suggested Pairing Juicy rosé. Rate it Print