Tunisian-Spiced Flattened Chicken Breast with Grilled Red Onion & Couscous

By ltrodrigu

Ingredients

• Spice mixture:
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground caraway seed
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• Chicken and Onions:
• 1 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 4 lemons)
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded evenly to 1/2-inch thickness
• 2 large red onions, peeled and cut into 1-inch-thick slices
• 8 wooden skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes
• 2 cups cooked couscous
• 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
• 1/2 cup currants or sweetened dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions (white and green parts)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley

Details

Adapted from theet.com

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare the grill on high heat. Oil a perforated grill rack and set it aside, if using.

In a small bowl, combine all the spice mixture ingredients.

In another small bowl or glass measuring cup combine the olive oil and lemon juice, whisk to blend and set the mixture aside.

Place the chicken on a doubled, sided baking sheet (the bottom one will be for the cooked food) and drizzle each breast with about 1 tablespoon of the olive oil mixture. Then lightly sprinkle both sides of each chicken breast with about 1 tablespoon of the spice mixture. Set the chicken aside.

Skewer each onion slice width-wise on a wooden skewer and place them on the perforated grill rack, if using, or on a separate platter. Reserving 2 to 3 tablespoons of the olive oil mixture for the couscous, drizzle the onions with some of the olive oil mixture.

Mix the couscous with the apricots, cranberries, onions and parsley and drizzle the mixture with the remaining olive oil mixture.

Grill the chicken about 2-1/2 minutes per side or until cooked through, depending on the size and thickness of the breasts.

Grill the onions 3 to 4 minutes per side, turning once, or until you have good grill marks and the onions become tender.

Transfer the cooked food to the clean baking sheet. Serve with the couscous.