Citrus grilled chicken with pineapple salad
Prep
10 min
Total
40 min
Serves
4
This citrus grilled chicken with pineapple salad is packed with tropical flavour and is guaranteed to have you saying "oh my god!"
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Ingredients
4
boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/3 cup
lemon juice
1/4 cup
sriracha hot sauce
3 tbsp
honey
2 tbsp
canola oil
2 tsp
lemon zest
1/2 tsp
salt
1/4 cup
mint leaves
Pineapple salad
3 1/2 cups
coarsely chopped pineapple
1
cucumber, coarsely chopped
1 tbsp
lemon juice
1/4 tsp
salt
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts on a cutting board. Lay a piece of plastic wrap over chicken. Using a rolling pin or mallet, pound until chicken is 1/2 inch thick.
- Whisk lemon juice with sriracha, honey, canola oil, lemon zest, and salt in a small bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup of marinade. Pour remaining marinade into a large zip-lock bag. Add chicken to bag. Seal bag, letting all the air out. Massage chicken until coated. Let stand for 20 minutes.
- Combine pineapple with cucumber in a large bowl. Stir in lemon juice and salt. Cover and let stand at least 10 minutes.
- Preheat barbecue to medium. Oil grill. Barbecue chicken, with lid closed, until springy when pressed, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Brush chicken with reserved marinade during the last 2 minutes of grilling. Chop up mint leaves and stir into salad just before serving.
Nutrition
Calories 388