Grilled Chicken Salad with Chimichurri
This fresh and lively summer salad delivers healthy and delicious results.
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
15 minutes
Serves
4
Ingredients
- 4 Fresh From the Farm Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 3/4 cup (175 mL) finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) olive oil
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) finely chopped fresh basil
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) lemon juice
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and diced
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
- 3/4 tsp (4 mL) each salt and pepper
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried oregano
- 5 oz (150 g) arugula
- 1 large tomato, chopped
- 1 cup (250 mL) corn kernels, cooked
- 1 cup (250 mL) chopped cucumber
- 1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted and chopped
- 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
Directions
1Preheat grill to medium heat; grease grate well. Stir together parsley, oil, basil, vinegar, lemon juice, jalapeño, garlic, salt, pepper and oregano.
2Toss 1/4 cup (60 mL) herb chimichurri with chicken. Grill chicken for 5 to 7 minutes per side or until grill-marked and cooked through. Let stand for 5 minutes; slice.
3Divide arugula among 4 plates. Top with tomato, corn, cucumber, avocado and red onion. Arrange chicken slices on top of salad. Drizzle with remaining chimichurri.
Chef’s Tips
- To make sure your chicken is cooked through, look for an internal temperature reading of 180° F (82° C) for a whole chicken, and 165° F (74° C) for ground poultry, chicken pieces and cuts.
- Grill corn on the cob and slice off corn kernels for added grill flavour in the salad.
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