Citrus Chicken With Roasted Corn Relish Recipes

CITRUS CHICKEN WITH ROASTED CORN RELISH

Steps:

• Place chicken in a heavy-duty, zip-top plastic bag.
• Reserve 1 tablespoon lime juice; pour remaining juice over chicken.
• Seal bag, and shake until chicken is well coated.
• Marinate in refrigerator 1 hour, turning bag occasionally.
• Combine cumin, chili powder, brown sugar, salt, and 1/8 teaspoon red pepper in a small bowl.
• Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade.
• Sprinkle chicken with cumin mixture.
• Coat rack of a broiler pan with cooking spray.
• Place chicken, skinned sides down, on rack; broil 8 inches from heat (with electric oven door partially opened) 25 minutes.
• Turn chicken, and broil 15 additional minutes or until done.
• Set chicken aside, and keep warm.
• Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray.
• Place skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
• Add corn, peppers and onions and remaining 1/8 teaspoon red pepper; sauté until corn is lightly browned and tender.
• Spoon corn evenly onto individual serving plates; top each serving with chicken.
• Drizzle evenly with reserved 1 tablespoon lime juice, and sprinkle with chopped cilantro.
• Garnish with cilantro sprigs, if desired.

GRILLED CHICKEN WITH CORN AND SWEET PEPPER RELISH

Steps:

• Using vegetable peeler, peel lemon. In large shallow glass baking dish, place lemon peel strips and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add chicken breast halves and marinate in refrigerator for at least two hours or up to overnight.
• Bring a small saucepan of salted water to boil. Add corn kernels and simmer 1 minute. Drain and set aside.
• Make relish by combining in large bowl the corn, red pepper dice, green pepper dice, yellow pepper dice, onion, garlic and parsley. Stir well to combine.
• Add remaining 5 tablespoons olive oil and red wine vinegar. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Prepare grill.Place chicken breasts on grill and cook until golden brown on one side, about 5 minutes. Turn chicken breasts, season with remaining salt and pepper and return to grill.
• Continue cooking until golden and cooked throughout, about 4 to 5 minutes more.
• To serve, slice each chicken breast on the diagonal into 4 or 5 slices. Top with relish.