Grilled Lemon Chicken With Pesto Stuffed Daylilys And Lebanese Rice
From jimrug1 15 years agoIngredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves shopping list
- 4-12 Daylily Blossoms, assorted colors if possible, rinsed, with pistols and stamens removed. shopping list
- 4 Tbls cilantro Pesto (See Below) shopping list
- 1 recipe Lebanese rice (Posted in my Recipes) shopping list
- Daylily rice Topping (See Below) shopping list
- cilantro Flower Tops for Garnish shopping list
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- chicken MARINADE: shopping list
- 1/3 cup cold-pressed olive oil shopping list
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed into a paste with a small amount of sea salt. shopping list
- Zest & juice of 1 lemon shopping list
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- cilantro PESTO shopping list
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped shopping list
- 2 cups chopped cilantro,(small stems included) shopping list
- 2 tsp fresh lime juice shopping list
- 1 Fresh Serrano or jalapeno, finely chopped shopping list
- 1/4 cup pine nuts, slightly toasted shopping list
- 1/3 cup cold-pressed olive oil shopping list
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- DAYLILY rice TOPPING: shopping list
- 2 Tbls clarified butter shopping list
- 16 unopened Daylily Buds (The Buds should have color and not be too green. Trim off any green bottoms.) shopping list
- 1/3 cup pine nuts. shopping list
- juice of 1/2 lemon shopping list
How to make it
- PESTO
- In a food processor combine Garlic, Cilantro, and Chile and pulse until well mixed, Wipe along the sides and bottom of the bowl to lift the garlic from the bottom of the bowl. Process for 5 – 10 seconds. Add the nuts and process for 5 seconds. Add the lime juice. Start the processor and pour in the oil, somewhat slowly, through the feed tube. Scrape the contents into a zip lock bag (it should be a semi thick rough paste) and use within a couple of days, or freeze.
- CHICKEN
- Ahead of time (1 hour to 1 day ahead): Combine the garlic, oil and Lemon Zest in a small sauce pan, heat on low heat until very warm but not hot. Cover let cool. Transfer to a large ziplock bag.
- With a meat hammer, flatten Chicken breast to even out the thickness. Add the chicken to the bag, coating it with the oil. Squeeze out the air and refrigerate.
- One hour before grilling, add the lemon juice, mixing it in well.
- When ready, prepare grill for direct grilling. Grill Breasts on high heat until done. (2 - 3 minutes per side.) Remove when slightly less than done, cover with foil, let rest 3- 5 minutes.
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- While the Chicken rests, stuff each of four Daylily Blossoms with a heaping tablespoonful of Cilantro Pesto. Gently but firmly squeeze the flower to fill gaps and close it slightly.
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- RICE TOPPING:
- Heat Clarified Butter in a medium skillet over medium high. Cook Pine Nuts until golden brown.(1 - 2 minutes) Remove and set aside.
- Add shallots and sauté until slightly brown. (1 -2 minutes)
- Add Daylily Buds. Season with Salt and Pepper to taste. Cook 2- 3 Minutes tossing gently.
- Return the Pine nut to the pan and squeeze in the juice of ½ lemon or more to taste. Keep warm on low.
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- To Serve: Place 1 Chicken Breast on each plate along with a serving of rice. Garnish each breast with 1 Cilantro flower and 1 Pesto stuffed blossom. Divide Pine Nuts and 4 Daylily buds on each serving of rice. Drizzle each with remaining Lemon/Butter sauce. Scatter extra Daylily Petals (if you have them) around the plates.
- Note: Add a grilled vegetable of your choice (Asparagus, Eggplant, Zucchini, ect.) for a complete dinner.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
This sounds terrific, Jim! But where can I buy the day lilies? I have NO idea!
greekgirrrl in Long Island loved it -
There sure have been plenty of day lillies growing around here and I didn't know I could use in recipes.Sounds fantastic!
bluewaterandsand in GAFFNEY loved it -
How in the world did I miss this recipe's launching? I think I may have been abducted by aliens...and/or have been unconscious from a freakish head boo-boo...*feels head for proof*...nooo, I guess not.
This is wonderful, Jim hon...simpl...morelunasea in Orlando loved it
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