Grilled Chicken with Pineapple Salsa

Grilled chicken with pineapple salsa may actually come as a shock to some of your BBQ party guests. Although it is the #1 selling condiment in America, most people still think of salsa as just a tomato/pepper dip for corn chips.

Poor salsa.

It can be so much more.

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Grilled Chicken with Pineapple Salsa

• 4 Chicken Breast Halves, skinned and boned
• Salt and Pepper
• ½ medium Red Bell Peppers
• 1 - 5 Jalapenos, chopped (you make the call)
• 1 cup Fresh Pineapple Cubes (or 1 Cup Crushed Pineapple in Juice
• ½ cup Green Onion, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoon Fresh Cilantro, chopped
• 2 tablespoons Fresh Parsley, chopped
• 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Directions:

1. Build a two zoned fire in your grill.
2. Pound the chicken breasts to flatten evenly.
3. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
4. Finely dice the red pepper.
5. In a medium bowl, stir together the pinepple with its juice, the jalapenos, the red pepper, the olive oil, the sliced green onions, and the chopped cilantro. Reserve a small amount of the onion greens and the cilantro for garnishing.
6. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
7. Grill the chicken for about 8 minutes, turning 2 or 3 times, until the chicken is nicely browned on the outside and white but still moist in the center.
8. Serve the chicken topped with a generous spoonful of pineapple salsa. Garnish with the remaining green onion slices and sprigs of cilantro

Yield: 4 Servings

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