Chicken Grilled: Grilled Chicken with Cilantro-Mint Sauce

* Exported from MasterCook *
"Grilled" Chicken with Cilantro-Mint Sauce
Recipe By : adapted from Martha Stewart Living, 6/99, p. 206
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Bbq & Grilling Poultry
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Sauce:
2 cups fresh flat-leaf parsley -- packed
2 cups fresh cilantro leaves -- packed
1 cup fresh mint leaves
3 small cloves garlic -- minced
1 small jalapeno pepper -- seeded/roughly chop
1/4 cup lemon juice -- + 2 tbsp
1 1/2 tsp. coarse salt
1/2 tsp. ground cumin

Chicken:
1 recipe Cilantro-Mint Sauce
3 tbsp. vegetable oil -- plus more for grill
4 skinless boneless chicken breasts -- halved/then in third
coarse salt and freshly ground pepper


For sauce:
Combine ingredients in the bowl of a food processor with 3-4 tbsp. water. Blend until well combined; the mixture should still have some texture.


For chicken:
In a medium bowl, combine the cilantro-mint sauce and the oil. Arrange the chicken in a nonreactive dish. Spread the green paste all over each piece of chicken.

Preheat GF Grill. When hot, season chicken with salt and pepper. Cook until meat is cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Serve.

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