Cherry ginger chicken - WHB
I find myself in the unlikely predicament of wanting to eat bland food. Cereal and milk with berries, yogurt with berries, a handful of cherries, red tea…just the usual standbys but that’s all I want to eat. I had surgery last week and although I’m on the mend after a week of resting it seems as though my sense of taste, smell, and texture is totally different now.
Salad still sounds good, and boring…same old, chicken breast is appealing to me. I dressed it up with a marinade of ginger juice, olive oil, lime juice, a garlic clove, a few dashes of chili oil and a couple of handfuls of pitted cherries. That might seem wild to you but really for me this is kind of tame. It did turn out well though. The cherries colored the pale chicken pinkish and the grill caramelized some of the sugars from the ingredients. Served next to a bed of fresh seasonal lettuces from our CSA share, some chevre, and a balsamic, olive oil vinaigrette…it was totally edible and GH gave it two thumbs way up.
Cherry Ginger Chicken
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 cup of pitted sweet cherries
2 teaspoons ginger juice
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 garlic clove
a few dashes of chili oil
salt
Put all of this in a blender and pulse until it is well mixed but the cherries should not be pureed. Marinate the chicken in this for an hour or two and then grill over a hot flame (450F) turning as necessary to get the right carmelization.
This post is a part of Kayln’s Weekend Herb Blogging hosted this week by Rachel at Rachel’s Bite. Head on over there and check out her blog, she just recently returned from a cruise and ate quite well.
What do you eat that is kinda bland and boring?
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The salad sounds good - some nice sharp chevre is never boring to me! And what an interesting marinade~ I never think of using cherries.
I eat lots of vanilla yogurt and berries and/or peaches in summer for lunch…esp when it’s hot!
I continue to be jealous of your farm share. I’ve got to get signed up for that at my house.
I think my favorite bland thing is Chinese scallion pancake. Right after my A number one breakfast crack, the puffy pancake, that is. I also love Bob’s Red Mill five grain hot cereal and a good old scrambled egg sandwich with catsup.
now…switching to nurse speak, it’s common for anesthesia and narcotic pain relievers to have that effect on a person. Those things also have a tendency to make one emotionally flat as well.
Heal fast :)
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Creative? Well, no..but geeky, yes! That is an e-flower hoping that you are recovering well and get better soon.
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