Plank Grilled Chicken with Fruit Salsa

As the weather heats up, the cooking goes outside! We love the fresh fruit on top of the chicken for a summery meal! Plus, add flavor to this Plank Grilled Chicken with Fruit Salsa with Alder Plank grilling.

Ingredients

1 cup chopped fresh peaches
1 cup chopped fresh mango
½ cup chopped red bell pepper
¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
Juice of 1 lime
¼ cup fresh basil leaves, torn
Sea salt
2 teaspoons olive oil
4 (6-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 Alder Plank, soaked
Lime wedges for serving

Instructions

Soak Alder Plank for one hour. Combine peaches, mango, pepper, onion and lime juice in a bowl; set aside.

Set the EGG for direct cooking at 325°F/163°C.

Rub the chicken with olive oil and season with sea salt. Place soaked plank on the grid close the dome and heat for 1 minutes. Flip the plank, and place the chicken on the heated side. Grill approximately 20 minutes or until chicken is done (165ºF/74°C).

Remove chicken and plank from the EGG and squeeze lime over the chicken. Stir the torn basil into the salsa and serve over the chicken.

Recipe and photo from Big Green Egg.