Grilled Chicken with Avocado Salsa
Grilled chicken that tastes as good as it looks. From gimmedelicious.com
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or 4 chicken breasts
For the Marinade:
- 6 garlic cloves finely minced
- 9 tablespoons olive oil
- 3/4 cup cilantro chopped
- Juice of 3 lime
- 1 1/2 tsp. cumin
- 1 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- 3/4 tsp black pepper
- Avocado Salsa
- 6 avocados diced
- 6 small or 1 large tomato chopped
- 3/4 cup red onion chopped
- 3 jalapeno de-seeded and chopped optional
- 3/4 cup cilantro finely chopped
- Juice of 3 lime
- fresh cracked pepper & salt to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk all the ingredients for the marinade and set aside.
- Pound the breasts to even thickness or slice in half horizontally to get evenly sized breasts and add to the bowl of marinade.
- Mix through until the chicken is fully coated in the marinade.
- Use right away if needed or marinate for 30-minutes or up to 12 hours.
- Grill chicken over medium-high heat or in a large heavy-duty skillet on the stovetop for 5-6 minutes per side or until the inside is cooked through and the outside is charred.
- Top with fresh avocado salsa and serve immediately.
- To Make Avocado Salsa
- While the chicken is grilled, combine all the ingredients for the salsa in a small bowl.
- Cover with plastic wrap in the fridge until ready to use.
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