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Grilled Chicken with Mint and Pine Nut Gremolata Menu

Serves 4

Grilled Chicken with Mint and Pine Nut Gremolata

Cover your basic grilled chicken with a zesty herb topping for an anything-but-average meal. It also works well over steak or fish.

Photo by: Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross

Ingredients

Gremolata:
1 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Chicken:
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

1. To prepare gremolata, place mint, pine nuts, rind, and garlic in a mini chopper; process just until combined. Add 4 teaspoons olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt; process to combine. Set aside.

2. To prepare chicken, heat a large grill pan over medium-high heat. Brush 2 teaspoons olive oil evenly over chicken; sprinkle chicken evenly with 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Add chicken to pan; cook 5 minutes on each side or until done. Remove chicken from pan; let stand 5 minutes. Serve gremolata with chicken.

Cooking Light MAY 2010

Mint and Pine Nut Gremolata

Sugar snap and feta salad: Place 1/2 cup thinly vertically sliced red onion in a bowl of ice water for 10 minutes; drain and pat dry. Cook 12 ounces trimmed sugar snap peas in boiling water 2 minutes. Drain and plunge peas in ice water; drain and pat dry. Whisk together 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon honey, 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper in a medium bowl. Add peas, onion, and 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese; toss well.