Grilled Chicken, CSA Lettuce, Corn, and Nectarine Salad

Grilled Chicken, CSA Lettuce, Corn, and Nectarine Salad

Grilled Chicken

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 tsp basil, dried
1 tsp oregano, dried
1 1/2 tsp cumin
1 1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cayanne
1/8 tsp garlic powder

Preheat a gas grill. Meanwhile, mix all the spices in a small prep bowl. Apply spice rub to chicken. Place chicken on grill. Grill for about 8-10 minutes, flip, and cook for another 8 minutes or until cooked through.

Grilled Corn Kernels

Preheat a gas grill. Place the corn in a pouch made out of tin foil. Place the wrapped corn on the grill for about 12-15 minutes. Remove from the foil, and let cool slightly. Using a sharp knife, cut the corn kernels off of the cob.

Salad

Chicken with above spice rub
Grilled corn kernels (from above)
1/2 red pepper, diced
1 nectarine, diced
4 c bibb lettuce
juice from one lime
Greek yogurt
Guacamole
shredded Pepperjack cheese

Place the lettuce in a large shallow bowl. (I like to use a pasta bowl.) Top with chicken, pepper, nectarine, corn, cheese, and a heaping spoon on yogurt and guacamole. Pour lime juice over the entire salad as a dressing.

Originally D and I had planned to have grilled chicken tacos with a nectarine salsa, but dinner wasn't coming together quite as quickly as we might have liked, and the thought of finding the recipe to follow was not appealing. In addition, we had this deliciously fresh bibb lettuce head from our farm share that just needed to be eaten! So, we decided to do a spice rub, grill the chicken, and just enjoy the fresh vegetable and fruit flavors. What a delightful meal this turned out to be! Both D and I were surprised and impressed with how tasty everything was. The lime juice really brought the whole meal together, and we both decided that this might have been our favorite meal of the week.

We ended up going over to our friend B and J's house after J's afternoon nap, and we stayed there until his dinner time. That being said, we didn't all eat dinner together. J had some more of the red pepper pesto pasta, a tiny morsel of turkey meatloaf, some sweet potato, cauliflower, and banana for dessert. He's walking up a storm these days, so I think he's really packing in the food to make up for the increased caloric expenditure!

Food for Thought: Sometimes when things aren't going exactly as planned, just changing it up and going out on a limb can be the best problem solver!