Caribbean salad with grilled chicken ⋆ SOULFOOD.nl

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In the summer there is nothing as delicious as a meal salad for dinner. Just don't bother with hot food… a salad is all you want! This salad is perfect for a barbecue. The chicken and pineapple are grilled first. Then there is nice fresh spinach and red onion. And avocado to top it all off.

And you know what really takes a salad like that to the next level? The dressing of course! In this case we're making it from pineapple juice, soy sauce and apple cider vinegar... some brown sugar for sweetness and if you want you can even add some finely chopped hot pepper. To taste, of course.

This recipe for Caribbean salad with grilled chicken is for 4 people

Ingredients:

For the salad:

2 chicken breasts
1 pineapple, sliced
200 grams spinach leaves
1 red onion, in rings
1 avocado, sliced
Handful of cashew nuts

For the marinade/lacquer:

3 tbsp pineapple juice
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp salt

For the dressing:

1 tbsp Japanese soy sauce
2 tbsp pineapple juice
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp brown sugar

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In the video below you can see in less than a minute how I make the Caribbean salad with grilled chicken:

Preparation of the Caribbean salad with chicken

Start by 'butterflying' the chicken fillets and grilling them. Meanwhile, cook the marinade until it is as thick as yogurt. For this you mix pineapple juice, tomato puree, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar and salt and bring this to a boil.
When the chicken is almost done, coat the chicken breast a few times with this marinade, so that it gets a nice coating.
Then grill the pineapple slices and paint them with a little of the marinade at the end. Let the chicken and pineapple cool down and then mix all the ingredients for the salad.
Make a dressing of Japanese soy sauce, pineapple juice, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar and salt. This dressing also needs to be boiled first. A minute is enough – as long as the sugar has dissolved.

Pour the dressing over the salad and add the cashew nuts as a topping. Serve the salad with bread, potatoes or rice. - Enjoy your meal!