Monday, April 27, 2009

Grilled Chicken & Pineapple Salad

Ingredients:

* 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
* ½ tsp salt
* ½ tsp pepper
* ½ tsp Chinese Five Spice Powder
* Juice and zest of 1 lemon
* 4 tbsp olive oil
* 4 slices of fresh pineapple
* Baby spinach
* Cherry tomatoes
* Strawberries
* Blackberries
* Red onion
* Red pepper
* Olives, Optional

Method:

Toss all the above ingredients together in a Ziploc bag and marinate chicken for about a half hour before cooking completely on the grill. At the same time you can grill pineapple. Allow the chicken to rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving along with the grilled pineapple on a salad made from baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, strawberries, blackberries, red onion, red pepper and olives.

Balsamic Dijon Dressing
Ingredients:

* 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
* 1 tbsp brown sugar
* ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
* ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
* Salt and pepper to season

Method:

Combine all ingredients in a container with a tight sealing lid and serve immediately.

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