Marinated Chicken Breasts With Grilled Pineapple Relish
I’m a fan of using the same ingredients in multiple parts of a dish so I don’t have to buy extra things at the store that are used once and then sit in my fridge forever. In this recipe, pineapple makes a fantastic marinade—pineapple has an enzyme called bromelain that tenderizes meat—and it’s also used in a salsa to serve with the cooked chicken. The marinade caramelizes on the grill to create a tasty crust; baste the chicken with extra marinade as it grills.
Chicken breast sizes can vary wildly in stores, but I find that organic, free-range chicken breasts usually clock in at the reasonable size called for here. If yours are larger, just trim them to a sensible serving size.
When you just need a little roasted garlic, individual cloves can be quickly roasted on a plancha or griddle until they are charred and soft. Be sure to keep each clove encased in its outer skin when separating the cloves. To prepare whole heads of roasted garlic on the grill, rub the loose papery coating from however many garlic heads you want to cook, keeping the heads intact. Place over the coolest part of the grill and roast, turning occasionally. When the heads are done, the outside should be well charred and the cloves soft when poked.
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