Chicken Breast With Clementine Salsa
Ah, what to do with those beautiful boxes of clementines? Here's one idea. I love this recipe because it gets dinner on the table fast without sacrificing flavor. Bon Appetit's version pounded chicken breast into paillards which would make a lovely presentation but when in a hurry there's no need to bother. I omitted the half cup of chopped celery because I just didn't think it went well but that's just me. Make some plain rice on the side and you're good to go and it's just as nice to look at and just as delicious to eat as the original. Enjoy!Recipe: Chicken Breast with Clementine Salsa
4 servings
Adapted From Bon Appetit Magazine; December 2009
Ingredients
4 5-ounce chicken breast halves
4 clementines, peeled, diced (about 1 cup)
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup finely diced red onion
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 serrano chile, seeded, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup fresh clementine juice (from about 6 clementines)
Directions
Mix clementines and next 8 ingredients in medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD Salsa can be made 2 hours ahead. Cover; let stand at room temperature.
Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until slightly browned and cooked through. Transfer chicken to platter. Add clementine juice to skillet; boil until reduced to 1/4 cup, stirring often, about 2 minutes. Drizzle sauce over chicken. Spoon salsa over and serve.
5 comments:
I got to looking at your posts backwards. Beautiful colors for that recipe! Nice.
I made a recipe last week that called for a salsa like this. It was really good. I'll have to try this one too. Clementines are cheap right now.
We do get a box of mandarin oranges for the holidays and this is one way of using them. They salsa looks really fresh and goes well with chicken. I'll remember this recipe.
Beautiful color! I haven't worked with clementines in cooking, but I should give this a whirl. What a festive and fresh dish!
Beautiful colours and nice way of using clementines.
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