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Jerk Chicken with Mango Cucumber Salad

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Dinner, Main Course – Caribbean
By Kelly Djalali – Serves: 2-4
Prep Time: 20 Minutes – Cooking Time: 6-8 Minutes – Total Time: ~30 Minutes

Warming spices of Jerk seasoning; cool, sweet, refreshing flavors of mango cucumber salad come together to create an umami-rich summer dish.

Ingredients

  • Jerk Seasoning Blend
  • 2 tbsp. Onion Powder
  • 1 tbsp. Garlic Powder
  • 1 tbsp. Dried Thyme
  • 1 tbsp. Sea Salt
  • 2 tsp. Ground Allspice
  • 1 tsp. Ground Cloves
  • 1 tbsp. Ground Ginger
  • 2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp. Brown Sugar
  • 2 tsp. Black Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. Cayenne Pepper
  • Jerk Chicken
  • 2 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts, sliced in half lengthwise to make 4 cutlets
  • Jerk Seasoning Blend
  • Vegetable Oil
  • Mango Cucumber Salad
  • 1/4 Medium Red Onion, sliced in thin wedges (from root to stem)
  • 2 tbsp. Fresh Lime Juice
  • Pinch of Kosher Salt
  • Pinch of Black Pepper
  • 1 Ripe Mango, sliced into thin strips
  • 1 Small Cucumber, halved lengthwise, seeds scraped and sliced into thin half moons
  • 1/4 cup Chopped (or whole leaf) Fresh Cilantro

Instructions

Jerk Seasoning Blend

1

Combine sea salt, onion powder, dried thyme, garlic powder, brown sugar, cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves, ground allspice, black pepper and cayenne pepper in a jelly jar. Fix the lid and vigorously shake to combine.

Dry Marinate the Chicken

2

Place the four chicken breast cutlets on a small sheet tray and cover both sides with the dry Jerk spice mixture. Pat the seasoning onto the chicken breasts and set aside.

3

Add the sliced onion to a medium bowl and add the lime juice, kosher salt and black pepper.

Mango Cucumber Salad

4

Add the cucumber and mango slices and stir to combine. Place in fridge until service.

Jerk Chicken

5

Drizzle the seasoned chicken in the sheet tray with drizzles of vegetable oil. Make sure each breast half has a drizzle of oil, no need to coat the whole breast with oil.

6

Let that sit and place your grill pan over the stove burners to preheat. Heat the grill over high heat. Flick the surface with a little water to test its readiness; if the water drops sizzle and immediately steam off, brush the grill with vegetable oil. Reduce the burners to medium-high.

7

Lay each breast on the hot grill. Let the chicken grill for about 3-4 minutes on each side. The chicken breasts are ready when they are firmer to to the touch and temp at 165 degrees F. Place the grilled Jerk chicken breasts on a clean sheet tray and set aside to rest.

8

Just before serving, stir the cilantro into the mango cucumber salad.

9

Serve Jerk Chicken cutlets with rice and mango cucumber salad.