Cilantro lime chicken
Juicy chicken thighs are saturated with a fresh herb sauce and loads of seasoning. These get topped off with a bright, zesty salsa.
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Servings: 4 people
Calories: 293kcal
Ingredients
- 8 skinless + boneless thighs
Sauce
- ½ cup cilantro 20g / 0.7oz
- ⅓ cup parsley 15g / 0.5oz
- 1 anchovy fillet
- 1 tablespoon capers
- 1 garlic clove chopped
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- Juice from ½ lime + zest
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Optional ½ jalapeno chopped
Avocado Salsa
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- ¼ small red onion finely diced
- ½ jalapeño jalapeno seeds removed + finely chopped
- 2 avocados peeled, cored, and diced
- 1 tablespoon lime
- Good pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoon finely chopped coriander
Instructions
- Add all the sauce ingredients to a small blender and blitz until smooth. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Marinate chicken in half of the sauce, ideally for 30 minutes or overnight.
- Spray a griddle pan with olive oil and heat. Cook for about 5 - 6 minutes on a medium heat on each side or until cooked through.
- Drizzle over rest of sauce to serve.
Salsa
- Dice and remove seeds of tomatoes then mix everything together. Adjust seasoning to taste
- Serve with salsa and optional coconut cilantro rice.
Notes
Storage - Tupperware in the fridge for 2 days or freezer for 2 months
Nutrition
Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 617mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 889IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
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