Spice Crusted Chicken Breasts With Lime-orange Salsa

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/2 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 2 teaspoons canola oil or 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 4 navel oranges
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 -2 jalapeno pepper, seeded & finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• salt & fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 ----salsa------.
• 2 with a sharp knife remove skin and pith from oranges and discard.
• 3 working over a medium-sized bowl to catch the juice, cut the orange segments from their surrounding membrane, letting the segments fall into the bowl.
• 4 add remaining ingredients.
• 5 makes 2 cups, serves 4.
• 6 -----chicken------.
• 7 in a small dry skillet over medium heat, toast coriander, cumin & pepper, stirring for 45 seconds or until aromatic.
• 8 transfer to a small bowl, add salt and set aside.
• 9 preheat broiler.
• 10 lightly oil a broiler rack or coat with non-stick cooking spray.
• 11 place chicken breasts between 2 pieces of plastic wrap; flatten the meat lightly with a rolling pin.
• 12 discard the plastic wrap.
• 13 brush both sides of chicken with oil, then coat with the spice mixture and place on the prepared rack.
• 14 broil until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, 4-5 minutes per side.