Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken Breasts With Thyme Gremolata

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• salt
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts, halved (about 2 1/4 pounds)
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leave
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest, freshly grated

Recipe

• 1 whisk the lemon juice, pepper, and salt.
• 2 add the oil in a stream whisking until the marinade is emulsified.
• 3 pound breasts until about 1/4" thick.
• 4 place marinade and breasts in a resealable plastic bag and marinate in the refrigerator at least 30 minutes (can be overnight as well).
• 5 prepare grill.
• 6 mix all ingredients for the gremolata.
• 7 grill on an oiled rack about 5-6 inches over the heat until cooked through.
• 8 about 2-4 minutes per side.
• 9 can be garnished with lemon slices and sprigs of thyme.