Grilled To Perfection
Food always tastes its best when cooked outdoors with friends and family. Try these four tasty meals and take your next barbeque to another level of taste.
By: Tonia Wilson
Photography by: Steve Krug
Food Styling by: Lasha Andrushko
Prop Styling by: Catherine Doherty
summer is the time for keeping things casual and simplified. It’s the season of al fresco dining, family get togethers and relaxed dinners with friends. What better way to keep things simple than to prepare a meal on the grill? It’s the season’s ideal form of cooking. Nothing whets the appetite more than the enticing aromas of a barbecue hard at work. This summer take your barbecue skills to new heights with these four flavour-packed meals – really delicious, yet easy to pull together. They’ve been paired with a variety of unique beer styles (see page 78) that showcase what great beer is all about. So get your tongs out, pour yourself a beer and enjoy this wonderful time of year.
Grilled Chicken with Salsa Verde
INGREDIENTS:
For chicken:
•4 chicken breasts, skinless and boneless
•1 tsp olive oil
For Salsa Verde:
•1 tsp anchovy paste
•1 garlic clove
•3⁄4 cup fresh parsley
•1⁄4 cup fresh basil
•1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro
•1 tbsp lemon juice
•2 tbsp red wine vinegar
•1⁄2 cup olive oil
•1 tbsp capers, drained
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a blender purée all of the salsa verde ingredients together until smooth, set aside.
2. Heat an oiled grill to medium-high. Brush chicken breasts with olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper.
3. Grill chicken on one side for four or five minutes; flip and continue cooking on second side until cooked through.
4. Serve chicken generously drizzled with salsa verde.
