Grilled Chicken With Scallion Sauce
Ingredients: buttermilk, maple syrup, lemon, salt, chicken breast · 30 min cook time · 450kcal · ₩16,550
Ingredients
0.5cup buttermilk, 1tablespoon maple syrup, 1whole lemon, 1tablespoon salt, 2whole chicken breast, 1bunch scallions, 0.33cup vegetable oil, 1tablespoon nigella seeds, 0.5teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1bowl salad greens
Instructions
1. Make the buttermilk dressing by mixing half a cup of buttermilk, maple syrup, lemon zest, lemon juice, and seasonings, then chill in the refrigerator.
2. Pat the skin-on chicken breasts completely dry to ensure even cooking and crispy skin, then season with salt on both sides.
3. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat with oil, place the chicken down, and press with something heavy for better grill marks.
4. Flip the chicken breasts once they have developed a golden-brown crispy skin and grill until internal temperature reaches 160-161 degrees Fahrenheit.
5. Prepare the tadka-ish sauce by heating vegetable oil, crackling nigella seeds, and adding thinly sliced scallions.
6. Pour the scallion mixture into a heatproof bowl, and mix in cayenne pepper, maple syrup, lemon juice, and salt.
7. Toss the bitter and crunchy salad greens gently in the prepared buttermilk dressing.
8. Slice the rested chicken breasts against the grain, arrange over the salad, and drizzle with the emulsified tadka sauce.
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