Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Grilled Chicken Breasts with Corn and Tomato Salad


I love watching cooking shows & especially love America's Test Kitchen & Cooks Country.  This recipe is from the Cooks Country's website, which I printed off several years ago.  It makes a really good, quick, fresh tasting summer meal with corn, basil & tomatoes.   Please try it!

2 ears of corn, husks & silk removed
2 t. olive oil plus 1/4 additional cup
salt & pepper
2 T. lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 T. chopped fresh basil
1 T. Dijon mustard
1 T. honey
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, about 1/2" thick
1 ripe beef steak tomato

Wrap corn in microwave-safe plastic wrap (I actually use a microwave bag) & microwave on high , about 3 minutes, turning corn over halfway through cooking.  Remove plastic wrap & brush corn with 2 t. olive oil & season with salt & pepper.

Whisk lemon juice, garlic, basil & remaining 1/4 cup olive oil in small bowl & season with salt & pepper.  Transfer 2 T. of dressing to medium bowl & whisk in the mustard & honey. 

Pat chicken dry, season with salt & pepper & toss in the honey-mustard dressing to coat.

Grill corn & chicken over hot fire.  Grill chicken about 3 minutes per side.  Transfer to platter & cover with foil.  Grill corn until charred, about 5-6 minutes.  Remove from grill, cool slightly & cut kernels from the cob.

Combine corn, tomato & remaining dressing (without honey & mustard) in medium bowl & season with salt & pepper.

Serve corn salad with chicken.

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Thank you for your visit!  xo

18 comments:

  1. Hi Kitty, wow you have done it again and made a wonderful dinner. I would love to make this and pinning. Have a nice summer day.
    Julie

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  2. Perfect summer dish, Kitty. I will make this.

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  3. That looks scrumptious. I had to pin it!

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  4. Sure sounds good Kitty! You don't know how good a real garden fresh beefsteak tomato sounds right about now, G-M-B used to grow them literally as big as a dinner plate:@)

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  5. So funny that I made almost the same thing the other night, sight unseen ! The only thing different was that I added crumbled feta cheese to my corn salad ! It was delicious and there was none left and five happy tummies at the table !! It's definitely "a keeper" recipe :)

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  6. Sounds yummy, Kitty & we've been grilling a lot this summer...in between the RAIN!!! We've had the second wettest June in recorded history here in Ohio.
    I will try your recipe very soon, but you must promise you'll try cooking the corn IN THE HUSK & in the microwave....NO SILKS to deal with afterwards, honest. Watch this youtube video to see how it is done:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6bv4Oe4

    Best tip I ever got!

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  7. This looks yummy Kitty, and so summer fresh!

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  8. Looks like summer on a plate Kitty. Lovely.

    Madonna

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  9. This looks so good, Kitty - a nice alternative to corn on the cob. So bright and colorful, too! Hope you have a lovely weekend! xo Karen

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  10. This sounds delicious!! Really, I can just about taste the flavors looking at the recipe. I think I'll try it Saturday night when the grill master is home.

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  11. Sounds wonderful for summer Kitty with tomatoes and corn are plentiful at our Farmers Market right now! I had to pop over to YouTube after seeing Rett's comment, I hadn't seen that microwave corn tip :)

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  12. Oh yes, that does look delicious! I love Cooks Country and Lydia's Italy, the only two cooking shows that interest me. I've got to try this. Looks like a great possibility for dinner tonight!

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  13. Pinning it! This looks great. It reminds me of the corn salsa at California Pizza Kitchen. I want to try to make it, too!

    I will try this next weekend.

    xo,
    RJ

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  14. Oh Kitty, this looks sooo good. You always make me hungry. Yummy.

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  15. I have been wanted to try grilling corn. You make it sound easy enough for me to do without setting anything on fire. I'll let you know how it turns out!

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  16. Pinning! We've had some really good corn come our way this summer, and this sounds like a good way to use some of it this week! Thank you!!! Passing it along to my Mom, too. She loves corn and tomatoes together. She'll probably add okra, too, for a twist. That woman loves okra! Ick! I think because she likes Oprah and the names sound alike. Who knows? My Mom gets a case of the weirds every so often! :-) (Now you know where I get it from!)

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  17. Hi Kitty, I love fresh basil and this sounds yummy! have some growing in my herb garden. Must give this a try! thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  18. We would just love your Grilled Chicken Breasts with Corn and Tomato Salad, this is my kind of summer meal, Kitty! Hope you are have a great week and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Miz Helen

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