Recipe of the Week: Chicken with Tomato Mint Salsa

For this weeks ROTW I found this simple salsa. It packs a lot of flavor and is very versitle so instead of chicken, try it with a flank steak or pork tenderloin.

Enjoy!

Stacy

CHICKEN WITH TOMATO MINT SALSA

Ingredients:
2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
1 small jalapeno pepper, cored, seeded and minced
1/2 cup red onion, finely chopped
1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
salt
pepper
1 Tbsp mint leaves, fresh, chopped
Cooking Spray
1 pound uncooked, boneless, skinless chicken breast, thinly sliced
1/2 lemon, cut into 4 wedges

Instructions:
1. To prepare the salsa, combine tomatoes, jalapeno, onion, vinegar, salt and pepper in a small bowl; sprinkle on mint and set aside.
2. Coat a large pan with cooking spray and heat over medium heat*.
3. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and place in a single layer in pan until chicken turns white around the edges, about 1-2 minutes; flip chicken and cook another 2-3 minutes until done.
4. Arrange chicken on plate and spoon over salsa; garnish with a lemon wedge.

Yields about 3 ounces of chicken and 1/2 cup salsa
* You could also prepare chicken on BBQ