Cilantro Lime Chicken with Strawberry Salsa
I found this recipe on Pinterest and was intrigued. It sounded like a great summer recipe and you could easily change the salsa based on your taste preferences.
Ingredients For the Cilantro Lime Chicken:
4 small chicken breasts (I used 1 lb of chicken thighs).
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp honey
¼ cup cilantro, chopped
zest from 1 lime
juice from 1 lime
salt and pepper to taste
¼ cup club soda (optional, helps to tenderize the meat)
Ingredients For the Cilantro Lime Chicken:
1cup tomatoes, chopped small
1 cup strawberries, chopped small
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped (If you do not like heat, I recommend omitting this ingredient. I did not use the entire jalapeno and it was still too much for me).
5 green onions, chopped
¼ cup cilantro, chopped x
juice from 1 lime
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
In a blender add the cilantro lime chicken ingredients; olive oil, honey, cilantro, lime zest, lime juice, salt and pepper. Also add club soda if using it. Blend for about 30 seconds until smooth.
Place each chicken breast between plastic wrap and gently pound using a meat mallet until chicken is about ½ inch in thickness. Place chicken in a large bowl and pour cilantro lime marinade over chicken. Marinate for about 20 minutes, while grill heats up and you make the strawberry salsa.
To make strawberry salsa, toss all the salsa ingredients together in a bowl and cover and refrigerate until chicken is ready to serve. Grill the chicken on both sides. about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
To serve spoon salsa over grilled chicken.
Chris' rating: 4/5. Chris saw me making this and was not too excited to be eating strawberries on his chicken. But, he liked it more than he thought he would. Since he likes heat more than I do, he enjoyed the jalapenos in the salsa more than I did.