Grilled Chicken with Cucumber & Onion Salad

Summer will be here shortly and with that comes even more outdoor grilling. Grilled chicken is one of my favorite go-to foods. You can pair a good grilled chicken with almost anything. I looked in my refrigerator and didn’t have too much in there (time to go shopping), but what I did find made this meal.

I have been dying to try a red onion & cucumber salad and since I had the ingredients it just made sense to pair it with my grilled chicken. Usually onion & cucumber salads use a white vinegar, but I love balsamic vinegar so I opted for that instead. I think it was a great choice. I let the salad marinate for about fifteen minutes, but it would probably be better if marinated overnight.

I marinated the chicken in an orange ginger soy sauce, grilled it, and set it aside to cool for a minute.

Ingredients:

• 2 Chicken Breast

Orange Ginger Soy Marinade

• ½ Cup Orange juice
• 1 Tbsp. Ginger
• ½ Cup Soy sauce (I use a low sodium soy sauce)
• ¼ Cup Olive Oil
• 2 cloves garlic
• Salt
• Pepper

Mix all ingredients and chill for an hour. Place meat in container and pour marinade over chicken and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Cucumber & Onion Salad

• 1 English Cucumber
• 1 Red Onion
• 3 Tbsp. Balsamic Vinegar
• 1 Tbsp. Sugar
• 1 Tbsp. Parsley
• 2 Tbsp. Water
• Dash Salt
  
• Dash Pepper

Dice cucumber and onion. Combine remaining ingredients in bowl and mix. Add cucumbers and onions to bowl. Let chill for at least fifteen minutes (or longer).

Once the chicken was ready I plated it and tossed the red onion & cucumber salad over the chicken for a delicious and really healthy summer-inspired meal.