Cedar Wrap Chicken with Lemon Parsley Gremolata – serves 8
You’ll need:
- 8 Cedar Works cedar grilling papers
- 8 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
- ½ cup fresh parsley
- 6 cloves garlic
- 2 shallots, chopped
- Zest and juice of 2 lemons
- 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
Step 1:
Soak the cedar papers and string fully submerged in water for about 10 minutes.
Step 2:
Salt and pepper chicken breasts on both sides. Set aside.
Step 3:
Make gremolata: place parsley, garlic, shallot and lemon zest and juice in a food processor and pulse until finely minced. Add olive oil and pulse until mixed.
Step 4:
Sear chicken breasts on grill at high heat 2 minutes per side. Remove from grill and reduce heat to medium or about 200 °C.
Step 5:
Place one chicken breast in centre of each cedar paper. Spoon one-eighth of the gremolata onto top of each chicken breast.
Step 6:
Roll up cedar paper around chicken and tie with included twine. Grill on medium heat about 8 minutes per side, then serve.
Summer’s brightest flavours play a big role in this recipe, and you can serve this delicious chicken with just about anything. Vegetables like zucchini, asparagus, sweetcorn, green beans and peas are a great addition. Whatever you choose, you’re in for a palate-pleasing delight with this zesty chicken dish.
