Preparation 15 minutes
Cooking time 20 minutes
Servings4
Grilled Chicken Breasts with Tomato and Caper Salsa à l’Orange
A delicious idea ready in less than 20 minutes!List of ingredients
- 4 plain boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 15ml (1 tablespoon) olive oil
- 80ml (1/3 cup) red onion, chopped
- 30ml (2 tablespoons) olive oil
- 1 large tomato seeded, diced (or 2 Italian tomatoes)
- 125ml (1/2 cup) black olives, chopped
- 45ml (3 tablespoons) capers, drained
- 7ml (1 1/2 teaspoons) orange zest, finely chopped
- 30 – 45ml (2 - 3 tablespoons) orange juice
- Ground black pepper to taste
Preparation
- Brush the chicken breasts with olive oil ((15 or 30 ml)and season.
- Preheat the barbecue or a grill-type frying pan over medium to high heat and cook the chicken breasts, turning once. Cook for approximately 8-10 minutes on each side, according to thickness.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan, cook the onion in the oil (15 or 30 ml)over medium heat for 2 minutes.
- Add the remaining vegetables and the orange juice and zest. Pepper to taste. Reserve covered.
Serve the grilled chicken with the sauce, a side of rice and a green salad.
Tip
from the chef
- This recipe would be as delicious prepared with turkey breasts.