Chargrilled chicken with tropical fruit

Recipes / Meat

Take advantage of beautiful seasonal fruit with this Asian-inspired chicken recipe.

Recipe «Chargrilled chicken with tropical fruit» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 4 chicken breasts, skin on, 1 lime, zested, 40ml olive oil, 2 tbsp crushed garlic, 5 limes, juiced , 60ml sweet chilli sauce, 20ml fish sauce, 20ml mirin* , 20ml grated palm* or brown sugar, 10ml sesame oil, 125ml peanut oil, 1 cup mizuna leaves, 2 kiwi fruit, peeled, sliced, 1 small papaya, peeled, thinly sliced, 1 star fruit, sliced, 1 tomato, seeded, sliced.

Ingredients:

  • 4 chicken breasts, skin on 
  • 1 lime, zested 
  • 40ml olive oil 
  • 2 tbsp crushed garlic 
  • 5 limes, juiced 
  • 60ml sweet chilli sauce 
  • 20ml fish sauce 
  • 20ml mirin* 
  • 20ml grated palm* or brown sugar 
  • 10ml sesame oil 
  • 125ml peanut oil 
  • 1 cup mizuna leaves 
  • 2 kiwi fruit, peeled, sliced 
  • 1 small papaya, peeled, thinly sliced 
  • 1 star fruit, sliced 
  • 1 tomato, seeded, sliced 

Instructions

  1. Place chicken breasts, lime zest, olive oil and half the garlic in a glass bowl. Toss to coat, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  2. Combine lime juice, sweet chilli sauce, fish sauce, mirin, palm sugar and remaining garlic in a small bowl. Add the oils and whisk until well combined. Set aside.
  3. Heat a chargrill pan or barbecue until hot. Chargrill chicken for 4-5 minutes each side until golden and cooked through. Set aside to cool slightly, then slice each chicken breast into three.
  4. Divide the mizuna leaves between four plates, top each with sliced chicken breast, then divide the fruit and tomato between plates.
  5. Drizzle with some of the dressing and season. (Any leftover dressing can be kept refrigerated for up to two weeks.)