Grilled chicken a la plancha with avocado salsa {Pollo a la plancha}

Name: Grilled chicken a la plancha with avocado salsa {Pollo a la plancha}
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 2 small oranges; 1 lime; 4-5 garlic cloves; 1 tbs oregano; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 2 tbs olive oil or avocado oil; 1 tsp cumin; 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts; 1-2 limes; Freshly chopped cilantro; 1 ripe but firm avocado; ½ small red onion; 1 red Fresno chili pepper or your choice of hot pepper; 1 lime; 1 tablespoon of Olive Oil or avocado oil; 1 tbs finely chopped cilantro; salt to taste; Ecuadorian menestra style beans; Latin/Ecuadorian style rice

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Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Servings
4 people
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
South American, International, Ecuadorian

Grilled chicken a la plancha with avocado salsa {Pollo a la plancha}

Iris Warren

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This Latin style grilled chicken or pollo a la plancha is served with avocado salsa. The chicken breasts are marinated with a mix of orange juice, lime juice, garlic, cumin, oregano, oil, salt/pepper.

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Ingredients

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For the citrus garlic oregano marinade:

2 small oranges juiced
1 lime juiced
4-5 garlic cloves crushed
1 tbs oregano
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 tbs olive oil or avocado oil
1 tsp cumin

For the chicken a la plancha:

2 lbs boneless chicken breasts 4 breasts, cut butterfly style and lightly pounded until thin or you can also buy thinly sliced chicken cutlets
1-2 limes cut in halves or quarters
Freshly chopped cilantro

For the avocado salsa:

1 ripe but firm avocado cut in slices or diced
½ small red onion sliced or diced
1 red Fresno chili pepper or your choice of hot pepper seeded and deveined, finely diced – adjust to taste, can also use mini sweet peppers for a non-spicy option
1 lime juiced
1 tablespoon of Olive Oil or avocado oil
1 tbs finely chopped cilantro
salt to taste

Side dish suggestions:

Ecuadorian menestra style beans
Latin/Ecuadorian style rice

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Instructions

Chicken marinade preparation:

To prepare the chicken marinade combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
Pour the marinade over the chicken breasts and let marinate for at least an hour, overnight is ideal, you can marinate the meat in a glass/ceramic container or you can also place them in a resealable bag (and then place the bag in a container to avoid any leaks.
To butterfly the chicken breasts, use a sharp knife to made horizontal cuts on the inner half of each chicken breast, then open it like a book or butter fly. On the same cutting board, cover the butterflied breasts with a piece of wax paper and gently pound the breasts with a meat mallet or your choice of heavy object to help tenderize and thin out the meat.

Avocado salsa preparation:

For the avocado salsa, rinse the red onion slices or diced pieces in cold water with a sprinkle of salt – this will help remove their bite. The mix all the ingredients - diced avocado, diced red chili pepper, onions, lime juice, cilantro, oil, and salt to taste – in a bowl. You can prepare the avocado salsa right before cooking the chicken or a few hours before – it can be refrigerated until ready to serve.

To cook the chicken a la plancha style:

Heat the plancha, grill, griddle or pan that you will be using to a high temperature. You can lightly grease with a drizzle of oil it if it’s prone to sticking.
Grill the chicken breast fillets for about 5 minutes on each side or until fully cooked – the exact time will vary based on the thickness of the chicken filets as well as the temperature of the griddle.
Remove the chicken from the griddle, drizzle with lime juice and sprinkle with freshly chopped cilantro.
Serve immediate with chunky avocado salsa on the top or on the side, and your choice of additional side dishes.

Notes

If you want to use the leftover marinade you can put it in a small pan and bring it to a boil, let it reduce by half, then add some sliced red onions and continue cooking until they are tender. You can use this mojo style sauce as an additional topping sauce for grilled chicken or as an alternative to the avocado salsa.