Grilled Chicken
Breast With Corn And Tomato Salsa
- 6 chicken breast halves
1/2 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 sprigs rosemary
3 sprigs thyme
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Corn and Tomato Salsa (recipe follows)
- In small saucepan, place
olive oil, pepper, garlic, rosemary and thyme. Over low heat,
bring to a very warm stage (do not boil). Remove from heat and
cool.
- Brush mustard over chicken,
pour marinade over chicken, cover and marinate overnight in refrigerator.
- Remove chicken from oil
and shake off any excess. Place on prepared grill, skin side
down, about 6 inches from heat. Grill over medium heat about
12 minutes, turning once.*
- To serve, place chicken
on plate and top with Corn and Tomato Salsa.
Makes 6 servings.
Corn and Tomato Salsa: In food processor, coarsely chop
6 Roma tomatoes, which have been cored and seeded. Stir in 1
1/4 cups cooked fresh corn kernels, 2 tablespoons chopped jalapeno
chile, 1 finely diced small red onion, 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
and 1 tablespoon diced basil. Let stand about 1 hour to blend
flavors.
* Chicken can be broiled
if grill is not available.
Recipe provided courtesy
of the National Chicken Council. Used with permission.