Posted by Carole-Anne on July 17, 2009
What a way to doll up chicken thighs and keep the main course an appealing colorful addition to the dinner plate. Healthy Recipes would like you to take note that this dinner is inexpensive and very healthy for everyone.
INGREDIENTS:
12 chicken thighs with skin removed
Sea salt and pepper lightly
Spray olive oil on chicken & bottom of cooking dish
CHERRY SALSA FOR CHICKEN
1/2 lb fresh pitted cherries
1/2 Spanish onion, medium size
1/2 jalapeno pepper minced
2 tbsp fresh minced cilantro
3 tbsp lime juice
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 green onion (or bunch chives)
This heavenly healthy recipe is so easy – just spray the chicken thighs lightly with olive oil spray. Barbecue or roast the thighs so they are just cooked (no pink showing).
Mince fresh pitted cherries, Spanish onion and jalapeno pepper and mix well.
Sprinkle lime juice and minced cilantro. Season with sea salt & pepper.
To brighten and for the added taste, garnish the chicken thighs with minced green onions or minced chives.
Serve this captivating, colorful Cherry Salsa beside the barbecued or roasted chicken. This Healthy Recipe is definitely a winner and will keep you on track with your mandate to keep eating for healthy living.
Healthy Recipes recommends a tossed Caesar Salad, or cabbage cold slaw, with whole wheat soda bread, all of which are in our Healthy Recipe selections.
Healthy Recipe serves 6 people.
Posted by Carole-Anne on May 6, 2008
There is something so terrific about lime juice on chicken. This recipe has it all for a healthy recipe – great taste, great for entertaining.
INGREDIENTS:
1lb chicken breasts
1/2 pepper
1 jalapeno pepper with seeds removed, thinly sliced
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
2 tsp reduced salt soy sauce
Mixed salad greens
MELON SALSA
1 large cucumber
1 cantaloupe, diced 1/4″ thick
2 tbsp thinly sliced fresh cut basil
lime juice of one freshly squeezed lime
1 tomato diced and cubed
basil to taste
1/2 jalapeno diced
To make salsa, halve the cucumbers lengthwise. Remove seeds with the tip of a spoon and drag it the length of the cucumber piece; slice cucumber 1/4 inch thick.
Toss cucumber, cantaloupe, tomatoes, basil and jalapeno with lime juice in a medium bowl. Set aside to meld the tasty ingredients together while we broil or barbecue the chicken.
NOW FOLLOW ME:
Sprinkle chicken with pepper and finely chopped jalapeno. Stir in 2 tbsp lime juice, garlic, soy sauce. Turn chicken to marinate in sauce at room temperature for 15 minutes.
Preheat broiler or barbecue and coat with non-stick vegetable spray. Discard marinade from chicken.
Cook chicken until juices run clear, about 5 minutes on each side, turning only once.
Move chicken to cutting board and cut breasts in diagonal strips about 1/4 in thick.
Toss with mouth dripping melon salsa.
Divide healthy living salad greens on 4 plates and spoon chicken and melon mixture on top of each.
Incredible mouth dripping melon salsa chicken Healthy Recipe serves 4 people.
