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Grilled Chicken with Basil Dressing

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Category:     Entree

Description:
The basil dressing makes this taste like you're fine dining at a posh restaurant! Easy recipe and serves 6.


General applicability:

Grilled Chicken with Basil Dressing
Green: recipe contains only neutral or a beneficials ingredients for that type.
Yellow: recipe contains an secondary avoid ingredient that may be substituted by a more permissable one.
Orange: contains an avoid in a primary ingredient.



Ingredient list:
  • 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil (light can be used)
  • 3 Tablespoons plus 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon, grated lemon zest
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds, coarsely crushed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 6 boneless/skinless chicken breasts or turkey cutlets
  • 1 cup lightly packed fresh basil leaves
  • 1 large clove garlic


How to make it:
  • Whisk 1/3 cup of olive oil, lemon juice, fennel seeds, 3/4 teaspoon sea salt in a heavy-duty re-sealable plastic bag.
  • Add the chicken (or turkey) and seal the bag to marinade.
  • Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes up to 1 day, turning the meat occasionally.
  • Prepare the grill or oven (375 degrees) and bake meat until throughly cooked.
  • Transfer the meat to platter and drizzle the basil dressing over and serve.
  • Add brown balsmati rice and string beans for a complete meal!
    BASIL DRESSING: Meanwhile, blend the basil, garlic, lemon zest and remaining 1/4 cup lemon juice, 3/4 teas. salt in a blender (or whisk) until smooth. Gradulally blend in the remaining 1/3 cup olive oil. Add more salt to taste, if desired.
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Blood Type Diet Analysis:

Core Ingredients Analysis:
The ingredients in this category are either BTD compliant for all types or the recipe author and/or editor did not suggest a possible substitution. If this category contains avoids for your blood type this recipe may not work for you, unless you feel like you can omit the item or make an appropriate substitution.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Basil
N
N
N
N
N
N
B
N
Lemon
B
N
N
B
B
N
N
B
Sea Salt
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Garlic
B
N
B
B
N
B
B
B
Fennel
B
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Olive Oil
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B


Variations and Substitutions Analysis:
This category of ingredients contains possible substitutions that may allow different blood types to use the recipe or ingredients that can be left out of the recipe altogether.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Chicken
N
A
N
A
N
A
N
A
Turkey
N
N
N
B
B
N
N
B


Macronutrient Analysis:

This recipe may contain macronutrients with important effects on health

  • The recipe may contain ingredients high in lignans
  • The recipe may contain ingredients encourage health microbiome balance