Beer Pairing Recipes - Chicken Roulade

The last installment from the Beer Pairing dinner

Cherry Chicken Roulade

6-8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/4 Cup Walnuts
1/4 Cup dried cherries
1/4 Cup frozen spinach (frozen pulses better in the food processor)
Salt and Pepper to taste
2 TBSP vegetable oil
1 bottle Founders Cerise, or similar cherry flavored beer

This was one of the quickest dishes we came up with when planning the menu. Chris suggested we use the Cerise, then suggested cherries in the dish as a logical choice. I had some good walnuts on hand, he said spinach and it was born. For the filling, put the walnuts in a food processor and pulse 4-5 times. Add the cherries, pulse 4-5 times, then the spinach and pulse 4-5 more times. You want the texture to be smooth enough to hold together yet still have some texture from the fruit and nuts. Season up with salt and pepper and set aside.