Idea: What's for dinner Sunday 5/22/2013

Dinner around the table.   I think it is very important to eat around the table as a family.   We make a point of doing this at my house nearly every night.

I often like to make something a nice family dinner on Sundays.  Addionally, it's often the night we invite others to dinner as well.

This time we had a new dish I created.  I was looking for something a little different.

Slightly Jerked Chicken w/ Pineapple Mango Salsa served with Coconut Quinoa

You need to plan ahead a little to have this meal, the level of heat will increase depending on the length of time you marinate the chicken.   I marinated ours between 2-3 hours, I didn't want it getting too hot for the kids, next time I might marinate it longer or add some additional heat, it was very flavorful, but not in the least bit spicy.
 

The Mango Salsa.  Let it sit for at least an hour prior to dinner to let the flavors blend together well.

I also had some asparagus and mini heirloom tomatoes I needed to use, so I decided to roast them in the oven, while they were delicious, they really didn't go with the Chicken.

How-To:  Pre-heat oven 400°F trim asparagus and place in a single layer (more or less), top with your halved tomatoes, drizzle with some EVOO (no more than 1-2 tablespoons), salt and pepper to taste, pop in the oven and roast for about 20 minutes or until desired tenderness of Asparagus.  I like mine just past crisp, no soggy asparagus for me, thank you! 

The chicken off the grill.  It's pounded to about 1/2" thick, so it cooks up really fast.

Dinner is Ready!

Dessert was a simple fare of Lemon Cherry Parfaits.   Parfaits are the easiest thing to make.  Just layer some pudding, some fruit and top with some whipped cream.   I didn't feel like putting a ton of efforts in to making dessert tonight, so I layered some Lemon Pudding, Light Canned Tart Cherries and topped it with some Cool Whip and a little lemon zest.  I think some fresh whipped cream would have made it better and some fresh strawberries.....