Cilantro Grilled Chicken

14 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 8 green onions coarsely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic quartered
  • 3 red chili peppers small fresh, seeded and coarsely chopped
  • 1/4 cup cilantro loosely packed
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs halved
  • 19 ounces chickpeas drained and rinsed
  • 2 plum tomatoes coarsely chopped
  • 2 green onions finely chopped
  • 1 cup cilantro loosely packed, roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions

  1. 1
    For the cilantro chili sauce, place green onions, garlic, chili pepper, cilantro and sugar in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Add lime juice and fish sauce; process until combined.
  2. 2
    Heat a lightly greased grill pan on high heat or preheat the grill to medium-high. Cook chicken, in batches, 5 mins each batch, until almost cooked through.
  3. 3
    Brush chicken with 2/3 of the cilantro chili sauce; cook for a further 5 mins, until chicken is cooked through.
  4. 4
    Meanwhile, place chickpeas, tomatoes, green onions, cilantro, lime juice and olive oil in a large bowl; toss to combine.
  5. 5
    Drizzle chicken with remaining cilantro chili sauce and serve with chickpea salad.

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