Description
This grilled Honey Lime chicken with avocado mango salsa is literally bursting with flavor. It really is the PERFECT summer dinner!
Ingredients
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Honey Lime Chicken
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, or thighs
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 teaspoons lime zest
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon avocado or olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 cup cilantro finely chopped (optional)
Avocado Mango Salsa
- 1 teaspoon avocado oil
- 2 Tablespoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 ripe mango, diced
- 1 ripe avocado, diced
- 1/4 cup finely diced red onion
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red pepper, optional
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh jalapeno, optional (or jarred jalapeno )
- Fine sea salt and freshly cracked pepper
Instructions
Honey Lime Chicken:
- In a small bowl combine lime juice, zest, honey, soy sauce, oil, garlic, salt and pepper, onion powder and cilantro (if using).
- Pour the sauce over the chicken and let marinade for a couple of hours or overnight (more marinating time is better). Alternately, you could put the chicken and marinade in a zip loc bag for easy clean up.
- Preheat your grill to medium high heat. Grill each side of the chicken for about 3-4 minutes or until cooked throughout and no longer pink.
Avocado Mango Salsa
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Combine the olive oil, lime juice, lime zest, and cilantro and toss together.
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Chop the mango and avocado into bite-sized pieces. Add to the salsa along with the finely chopped red onion, red pepper, and jalapeño.
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Season the salsa to taste with pepper, and salt then stir to mix.