Grilled Chicken with Chimichurri Sauce in a bowl of fresh salad
Grilled Chicken with Chimichurri Sauce
Servings 2
Equipment
- Cast Iron Skillet or Grill
Ingredients
Ingredients for Chicken
- 2 pieces boneless chicken breast
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 piece ginger (small)
- 1/2 yellow onion (small)
- 2 tbsp scallion or chive chopped
- 1 tbsp celery chopped
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- 2 tsp lime juice
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Ingredients for Chimichurri Sauce
Make about 1 cup
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup red onion finely chopped
- 1/4 cup cilantro or 1 tbsp culantro or shadow beni
- 1 tbsp chili pepper crushed
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 3 tbsp red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1 1 tbsp oregano finely chopped
- 1 tsp salt , or to taste
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Ingredients for Salad
- 5 cups Lettuce chopped
- 1 cup Cucumber diced
- 1 cup Tomatoes diced
- 1 cup Avocados diced
- 1/2 cup Red onion chopped
Instructions
Instructions for Blended herbs to marinade the chicken
- Place garlic, ginger, yellow onion, scallion, celery, pepper, 1 tsp lime juice in a food processor or blender, add 2 tbsp water or as needed and blend until smooth.
Instructions for Grilled Chicken
- Place chicken breasts in a large bowl, wash with water, and drain thoroughly.
- Pour the other 1 tsp lime juice evenly over chicken breasts and use your hands to rub in to make sure all the pieces are evenly coated.
- Sprinkle salt evenly over chicken breasts and use your hands to rub in to make sure all the pieces are evenly coated.
- Add 3-4 tbsp. Blended seasonings to chicken; use your hands to rub the seasoning in all the pieces to make sure they are evenly coated.
- Leave to marinate for 15 mins.
- To grill the chicken, heat cast iron skillet over medium heat.
- Add olive oil to heated skillet.
- Pat dry the raw chicken before placing it in the skillet to prevent the oil from splashing up.
- Add chicken breast to skillet.
- Leave to cook for at least 6-7 minutes before turning.
- Turn the chicken intermittently on both sides until brown and fully cooked. To test if fully cooked, pierce the chicken breast at its thickest spot with a knife or skewer; the juices should be clear.
- Remove from heat.
Instructions for Chimichurri Sauce
- Add all the ingredients for Chimichurri Sauce in a Food Processor or High-Speed Blender and process at low speed for about 2-3 mins. Set aside.
Instructions for Arranging Salad
- Chop all ingredients for salad and set aside.
- Add the romaine lettuce on the entire plate to form a bed.
- Add grilled meat to one side of the plate on the lettuce bed.
- Arrange the other ingredients on the plate as desire.