Grilled Chicken with Citrus Salsa
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp olive oil
2 jalape��eppers, 1 thinly sliced, 1 diced
4 boneless chicken breasts, trimmed of fat and skin
2 dashes tequila (optional)
1 navel orange, peeled, sectioned, and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 small pink grapefruit, peeled, sectioned, and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
4 scallions, thinly sliced
10 yellow and/or red cherry tomatoes, seeded and diced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
4 tomatillos, diced (optional)
4 handfuls of mesclun or other mixed greens
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Grated zests of 1/2 orange and 1/2 lime
Recipe
In a shallow bowl, combine 1/4 cup each of the lime juice and olive oil, and the jalape��lices
Rub chicken with salt and pepper; add to marinade. Add a dash of tequila. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes
In a medium bowl, combine citrus fruit, scallions, tomatoes, remaining lime juice and olive oil, zests, salt and pepper, diced jalape��cilantro, tomatillos, and remaining tequila. Set aside
Remove chicken from marinade. Cook on a hot grill for about 5 minutes on each side, or until cooked through. Remove from the grill and let stand for 5 minutes
Divide the greens among four plates. Slice the chicken, and arrange it on top of greens
Spoon salsa over each salad and serve immediately.
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