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Grilled turkey breast with spiced onion salsa

Grilled turkey breast can be very dry and rubbery. In this recipe the meat is tenderized in a lovely spiced sauce, then grilled with salsa around it - so the result is a tasty and succulent turkey breast. It's best to marinate it for a while, but the preparation and cooking only take 15 minutes. Perfect for a lazy weekend supper.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large turkey breast fillets about 500g
  • 1 small red onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • 2 Tbsp white wine vinegar
  • ½ tsp unrefined sugar
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • salt and pepper

Method
 

  1. Chop the onion and garlic into tiny pieces.
  2. Put the turkey breasts on a chopping board, cover with clingfilm or greaseproof paper then beat out into one cm thickness.
  3. In a large dish, mix all ingredients with the onion and garlic, then coat the meat well with this mixture. Leave the meat in this marinade for 1-2 hours.
  4. Heat your grill, barbecue or griddle pan. Shake off the onion bits, season the turkey breasts with salt and cook them for 3-5 minutes on each side. If you use a griddle pan, add the marinade to the pan for the last 5 minutes to make a sauce. If you use a grill or barbecue, then fry this mixture separately in a pan.
  5. Serve warm with the spiced onion salsa over it.