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Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken with Strawberry Salsa

[heart_this] · Jun 24, 2015 · 13 Comments

Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken with Strawberry Salsa

Tasty cilantro lime grilled chicken topped with a fresh, summery strawberry salsa.

Please raise your hand if you saw this coming! 🙂 Although the strawberry salsa and the cilantro lime grilled chicken that I recently shared are amazing by themselves, they are even better together! It’s really hard to beat a quick and easy meal consisting of a tasty grilled meat topped with a fresh fruit salsa and this one just screams summer! If you marinate the chicken and make the salsa the night before all you really need to do is head outside into the sunshine, fire up the grill and cook the chicken for a no fuss and no mess meal in the great outdoors, or just in your back yard, or on a balcony as the case may be. If you are looking for a nice way to celebrate the arrival of summer you can’t go wrong with this cilantro lime grilled chicken with strawberry salsa!

Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken with Strawberry Salsa
Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken with Strawberry Salsa
Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken with Strawberry Salsa
Serve with grilled asparagus for a perfect light grilled summer meal!

Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken with Strawberry Salsa

Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken with Strawberry Salsa

Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken with Strawberry Salsa

Prep Time: 20 minutes Marinate Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 1 hour Servings: 4

Tasty cilantro lime grilled chicken topped with a fresh, summery strawberry salsa.

ingredients
    For the strawberry salsa:
  • 1 pound strawberries, diced (~2 cups)
  • 1/4 cup red or green onion, finely diced or sliced
  • 1 jalapeno, finely diced
  • 1 lime, juice and zest
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
  • salt to taste
  • For the cilantro lime grilled chicken:
  • 1 pound boneless and skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 limes, juice and zest or 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, grated
  • 1 jalapeno, finely diced (optional)
  • salt and pepper to taste
directions
    For the strawberry salsa:
  1. Mix everything and enjoy!
  2. For the cilantro lime grilled chicken:
  3. Marinate the chicken in the mixture of the lime juice and zest, oil, cilantro, garlic, jalapeno, salt and pepper for 30 minutes to overnight.
  4. Grill the chicken over medium-high heat until cooked, about 3-5 minutes per side.
  5. Serve topped with the strawberry salsa.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 149, Fat 2.5g (Saturated 0, Trans 0), Cholesterol 66mg, Sodium 79mg, Carbs 8.4g (Fiber 2.5g, Sugars 7g), Protein 37.5g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. We Are Not Martha says

    June 24, 2015 at 12:01 pm

    This is seriously the perfect summer meal! Would be beautiful for an outdoor party 🙂

    Sues

    Reply
  2. Julie @ Table for Two says

    June 24, 2015 at 12:16 pm

    Love that you used your strawberry salsa atop this chicken!! Perfect combo!

    Reply
  3. Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says

    June 24, 2015 at 2:49 pm

    Kevin, this looks amazing!!! just printed the recipe for July 4th! planning my menu now! making this!

    Reply
  4. marla {Family Fresh Cooking} says

    June 24, 2015 at 3:27 pm

    Oh my gawsh this recipe!! So beautiful Kevin!

    Reply
  5. Agence immobilière casablanca says

    June 25, 2015 at 5:40 pm

    Wonderful thanks for sharing !

    Reply
  6. Anonymous says

    July 8, 2015 at 9:22 pm

    Just made this tonight. So delicious and fresh. Strawberries and jalepeno is a bizarre and amazing combination. There is a lot of chopping and prep involved but it is well worth it. I paired this with cilantro lime basmati rice! Thank you for sharing this recipe.

    Reply
  7. kevin says

    July 25, 2015 at 1:33 pm

    Anonymous: I'm glad you enjoyed it!

    Reply
  8. Aura Lemoine says

    July 8, 2016 at 2:24 am

    A delicious and lovely recipe! My family enjoyed it so much! With roasted red potatoes and a fresh salad… what else you could ask for? Thank you 😉

    Reply
  9. Maggie says

    June 4, 2019 at 11:14 pm

    If I use skinless boneless chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts, is the marinade enough as is written in the recipe for about 10 thighs or would I need to double the marinade?

    Reply
    • kevin says

      June 5, 2019 at 12:00 pm

      Doubling the marinade would be good! Enjoy!

      Reply
  10. Linda says

    May 26, 2021 at 7:20 pm

    we did this tonight – only difference we added some fajita seasoning to the chicken while it cooked. Very tasty. Its going to be our new summer addition to the menu. Well done.

    Reply
  11. Amber says

    May 6, 2022 at 11:27 pm

    Where is the coriander supposed to be in incorporated?

    Reply
    • kevin says

      May 9, 2022 at 9:08 am

      There is coriander mixed in with the strawberry salsa and there is coriander mixed in with the marinade for the chicken. Enjoy!

      Reply

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