Grilled Mediterranean Chicken, Melon And Feta Salad

Total Time: 4 hrs 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2/3 cup olive oil
• 1/3 cup mint, coarsely chopped
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cantaloupe
• 8 cups baby spinach leaves
• 4 cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• 1 green onion, thinly sliced diagonally

Recipe

• 1 in a large measuring cup, whisk lemon juice with pepper, garlic, 1/2 cup oil and 1/4 cup mint.
• 2 pour half into a resealable plastic bag, add chicken to lemon juice mixture in bag, turning to evenly coat.
• 3 press air out of bag then seal tightly. (alternatively, place chicken in a shallow dish and pour in half the lemon juice mixture. cover with plastic wrap).
• 4 marinate in the refrigerator, turning occasionally for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight.
• 5 to remaining lemon juice mixture, whisk in remaining 2 tbsp oil and salt. refrigerate, covered, until ready to use.
• 6 grease grill and preheat barbecue to medium.
• 7 remove chicken from marinade, discarding any that remains.
• 8 sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt, then place on grill and barbecue until juices run clear, about 6 minutes per side.
• 9 remove from barbecue and set aside.
• 10 meanwhile, remove reserved dressing from fridge.
• 11 peel cantaloupe, discard seeds and cut into very thin wedges.
• 12 line 4 large salad plates with spinach.
• 13 when chicken is cool, for each salad, slice each breast and fan onto spinach.
• 14 arrange cantaloupe on spinach.
• 15 sprinkle salads with cherry tomatoes, feta and green onion.
• 16 drizzle to taste with remaining dressing.
• 17 sprinkle with remaining 2 tbsp mint.