Grilled Jamaican Jerk Chicken Salad
- 10 Scotch Bonnet chile peppers, chopped
- 1/4 cup each fresh basil and fresh thyme
- 1/4 cup minced fresh ginger
- 1/4 cup yellow mustard
- 4 garlic cloves
- 3 scallions, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons each dried rosemary, chopped fresh parsley and brown mustard seeds
- 2 tablespoons each orange juice and white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon each ground cloves and grated nutmeg
- Lime juice
- 6 chicken thighs, skin removed
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- Coarse salt
- 2 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lime juice
- Caribbean hot sauce
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup julienned strips jicama
- 1/2 cup each julienned strips red and yellow bell pepper
- 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1 teaspoon grated lime peel
- Minced fresh chiles
- Minced fresh cilantro
- 1 head Boston lettuce, leaves separated, washed and dried
- Make jerk rub: In a food processor combine jerk rub ingredients and process to a paste, stopping once or twice to scrape down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula.
- Cut several small slits in chicken and rub all over with jerk paste.
- Refrigerate, tightly covered, overnight.
- Preheat a barbecue grill and adjust heat to low.
- Grill chicken for about 40 minutes, turning once, until dark brown and crusty.
- Let cool and slice.
- Alternatively, bake chicken at 350 degrees F for 50 minutes, then broil 2 to 3 minutes until crisp.
- Make dressing: On work surface sprinkle coarse salt over garlic and chop to a fine paste.
- Whisk garlic paste with lime juice and a few drops of hot sauce, to taste.
- Whisk in vegetable oil until emulsified.
- Assemble salad: In a bowl combine salad ingredients with chicken.
- Pour dressing over, toss to coat and arrange on a lettuce leaf lined platter.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/grilled-jamaican-jerk-chicken-salad-recipe.html (may not work)