Lemon-Thyme Chicken with Heirloom Tomato Salad

Name: Lemon-Thyme Chicken with Heirloom Tomato Salad
Prep time: 53 min
Cook time: 53 min
Total time: 53 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 1 leave Fresh basil; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 454 grams mixed heirloom tomatoes; 4 servings Kosher salt; 1 lemon; 4 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for frying; 2 Tbsps red wine vinegar; 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in half crosswise; 4 fresh thyme sprigs

Lemon-Thyme Chicken with Heirloom Tomato Salad is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course. One portion of this dish contains roughly 25g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 174 calories. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up lemon, basil leaves, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the red wine vinegar you could follow this main course with the Cherry-Berry Pie as a dessert.

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Put the chicken into a shallow dish. Grate the zest from the lemon over the chicken.

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Lemon

Cut the lemon in half and squeeze over the juice.

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Add 3 tablespoons of the oil along with the thyme, and garlic.

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Thyme

Cooking Oil

Mix everything together so the chicken is well coated with all the flavorings. Cover and let sit for 30 minutes, or refrigerate for up to 4 hours.

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Cut the tomatoes into 1/2-inch pieces and put them into a bowl.

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Tomato

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Add the vinegar, and remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper, tear in the basil leaves, and gently mix to combine.

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Salt And Pepper

Fresh Basil

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Vinegar

When you are ready to cook, remove the chicken from the marinade, scrape off the herbs, and season with salt and pepper.

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Herbs

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and put a thin coating of olive oil into it. Cook the chicken, working in batches if necessary, until it is golden brown and cooked through, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.

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Remove the chicken from the pan and let it rest for 5 minutes.

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To serve, place 2 pieces of chicken onto a plate, and spoon 1/4 of the tomato salad over the chicken. Spoon on some of the tomato juices as well. Repeat with the remaining chicken and tomatoes and serve.

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