Grilled turkey with watermelon and herb salad
3
Points®
Total time: 58 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 8 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Looking for a nice alternative to grilled chicken? These turkey cutlets marinate in the zesty flavour of a lime, oil and cumin for just 30 minutes. For a more elegant look, you can use a melon baller instead of watermelon cubes to make this delicious salad. The feta, shallots and watermelon offer the perfect mixture of savoury and sweet in the salad. For a change from feta, give ricotta salata a try. It’s salted, pressed, and aged and has the same salty flavour as feta. Unlike feta, ricotta salata is not aged in brine, so it has a drier texture.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
3 spray(s)
Uncooked turkey breast cutlets
20 oz, 4 (5-ounce) cutlets
Lime zest
2 tsp(s), grated
Fresh lime juice
5 tbsp(s)
Olive oil
1 tbsp(s)
Ground cumin
½ tsp(s)
Table salt
¾ tsp(s)
Black pepper
¼ tsp(s)
Watermelon
3 cup(s), 1/2 inch cubes, seedless
Fresh mint leaves
1 cup(s), loosely packed, torn
Cilantro
1 cup(s), loosely packed
Fresh parsley
½ tbsp(s), loosely packed
Shallots
1 medium, thinly sliced
Crumbled feta cheese
¼ cup(s)
Instructions
1
Place turkey, 1 teaspoon lime zest, 2 tablespoons lime juice, 1/2 tablespoon oil, and the cumin in large zip-close plastic bag. Squeeze out air and seal bag; turn to coat turkey. Refrigerate, turning bag occasionally, at least 30 minutes or up to 1 hour.
2
Meanwhile, to make dressing, whisk together remaining 1 teaspoon lime zest, remaining 3 tablespoons lime juice, remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in large bowl. Set aside.
3
Spray grill rack with nonstick spray. Preheat grill to medium-high or prepare medium-high fire. Remove turkey from marinade; discard marinade. Sprinkle turkey with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and the pepper. Place turkey on grill rack and grill, turning once, until turkey is cooked through, 6–8 minutes.
4
Add watermelon, mint, cilantro, parsley, and shallot to dressing and toss to coat. Sprinkle salad with feta and serve with turkey.
5
Serving size: 1 turkey cutlet and 1 cup salad
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