Sticky Glazed Grilled Chicken With Cucumber Salad

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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Sticky Glazed Grilled Chicken With Cucumber Salad

Sticky Glazed Grilled Chicken With Cucumber Salad
Photography by Yvonne Duivenvoorden

This recipe makes 4 servings

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Nutritional Info

Per serving: about -
cal 313313 cal
pro 27 g27g pro
total fat 12 g12g total fat
sat. fat 3 g3g sat. fat
carb 24 g24g carb
fibre 1 g1g fibre
chol 95 mg95mg chol
sodium 531 mg531mg sodium
potassium 438 mg438mg potassium
% RDI: -
calcium 44 calcium
iron 1616 iron
vit A 44 vit A
vit C 88 vit C
folate 1010 folate

Serve with cold cooked soba noodles or steamed brown rice.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup liquid honey 1/4 cup liquid honey
  • 2 tbsp lime juice 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tbsp sodium-reduced tamari soy sauce 2 tbsp sodium-reduced tamari soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 cloves garlic , minced2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp grated fresh ginger 2 tsp grated fresh ginger
  • 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
  • Cucumber Salad:
  • 1/3 cup rice vinegar 1/3 cup rice vinegar
  • 2 tsp liquid honey 2 tsp liquid honey
  • 1 tsp sesame oil 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1/4 tsp hot pepper flakes 1/4 tsp hot pepper flakes
  • 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 English cucumber , thinly sliced diagonally1 English cucumber, thinly sliced diagonally
  • 2 green onions , thinly sliced2 green onions, thinly sliced

Preparation

In large bowl, combine honey, lime juice, tamari sauce, sesame oil, garlic and ginger; remove 3 tbsp and set aside. Add chicken to bowl, turning to coat; marinate for 10 minutes.

Cucumber Salad: Meanwhile, in large bowl, whisk together vinegar, honey, sesame oil, hot pepper flakes and salt. Add cucumber and mix until coated; set aside in refrigerator.

Place chicken on greased grill over medium heat; close lid and grill, turning once and brushing with reserved marinade in final 2 minutes, until juices run clear when chicken is pierced, about 10 minutes.

Stir green onions into salad. Sprinkle sesame seeds over salad and chicken.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: June 2011

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