Grilled Chicken with Pineapple Salsa

This easy Pineapple Salsa recipe makes everything better! It’s made with fresh pineapple, red bell peppers, red onions, jalapeños, cilantro and lime juice. You can serve it as an appetizer or snack with chips, on top of your favorite grilled chicken, fish, or steak or on top of your favorite tacos!

Yield:
4 servings
Category:
Chicken & Other Birds
Cuisine:
American
Prep Time:
30 min
Cooking Time:
30 min
Total Time:
1 hrs 0 min

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 x 150 g chicken breasts
  • 1/2 ripe pineapple, trimmed and sliced
  • 1 large red bell pepper, seeded and quartered
  • 1/2 small red onion, peeled and cut in half (so you have 2 quarters of whole onion)
  • 1 whole jalapeno
  • 1/2 cup loosely packed cilantro, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • olive oil

DIRECTIONS:

  1. If you are not grilling the salsa, then chop the pineapple, bell pepper, red onion, jalapeno and cilantro and combine with remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Can be served immediately, or better chilled. GRILLING: Grease grill and heat to medium high heat.
  2. Drizzle red onions with olive oil and thread onto a skewer (if using a wooden skewer, soak skewer in water for at least 30 minutes beforehand). Drizzle red bell pepper quarters and jalapeno with olive oil to lightly coat.
  3. Working in batches as needed depending on grill size, grill pineapple and vegetables at medium high heat until tender and lightly charred all over, about 12 minutes for the onions, turning occasionally, about 8-10 minutes for the pineapple, or until caramelized, flipping once, 6 minutes for the red bell peppers, flipping once, and jalapeno for 3-5 minutes, turning occasionally.
  4. Once cool enough to handle, dab off any excess oil with paper towels from vegetables and chop pineapple (cutting around core), red bell peppers, and onions. Devein and deseed jalapeno and dice, reserving some of the seeds if desired.
  5. Toss pineapple, red bell pepper, red onion, jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice, ginger, cumin and salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl. If you would like it spicier, add some of the jalapeno seeds to taste. Can be served immediately or even better chilled.

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