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Recipe: Fresh Ingredients, Locally Grown.

Grilled Chicken, Mushroom & Fig Salad

By Cecelia Verderosa July 26, 2016
All ingredients for this recipe can be purchased at local Greenmarkets! For a full list of Staten Island's local market, visit our article HERE.

This weeks recipe is from the Staten Island Children's Museums Kidz Cook program!

Ingredients:

1/4 Cup Fresh Lemon Juice
1/4 Cup Olive Oil
1 tbl Chopped Fresh Oregano
1 Clove of Garlic
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Fresh Ground Pepper
3/4 lb Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
2 Cups of Mixed Mushrooms
4 Fresh Figs
4 Slices of Proscuitto



Directions:


1. Marinate the ingredients. Place the lemon juice, oil, oregano, garlic, salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Add the
chicken, mushrooms, figs and prosciutto and let sit for 20 minutes.
2. Grill ingredients. Heat a grill until very hot. Grill chicken until cooked through, about 5 minutes on each side. Remove chicken from the grill, slice into 1 inch thick pieces, and set aside. Grill the mushrooms, turning occasionally until browned and softened about 6 minutes. Remove mushrooms from grill, halve or quarter each and set aside. Grill the figs for one minute on each side and set aside. Place prosciutto on the grill, cook for 30 seconds per side and slice into 1 inch pieces.
3. Divide grilled ingredients among 4 plates and serve immediately.

Enjoy!