Grilled Chicken with Tomato Avocado Salad

  

Grilled Chicken with Tomato-Avocado Salad           Nancy Harrison

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup nonfat buttermilk
• 3 tablespoons canola mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon minced shallots
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
• 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• Cooking spray

• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
• 2 ears yellow corn, shucked
• 1 small red onion, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 2 yellow tomatoes, each cut into 4 slices
• 2 red tomatoes, each cut into 4 slices
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 sliced peeled ripe avocado

Preparation

1. Preheat grill to high heat.

2. Combine first 9 ingredients in a small bowl; stir with a whisk. Chill buttermilk mixture until ready to serve.

3. Lightly coat chicken with cooking spray. Combine oil, onion powder, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and chipotle; rub evenly over chicken. Coat corn and onion with cooking spray. Arrange chicken, corn, and onion on grill rack; grill 8 minutes or until done, turning chicken and onion once and corn occasionally. Remove from grill; let stand 5 minutes. Cut corn kernels from cobs.

4. Slice chicken. Arrange 1 breast on each of 4 plates. Arrange 2 yellow and 2 red tomato slices on each plate. Top each serving with 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes. Divide corn, onion, and avocado evenly among plates. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon salt over salads. Drizzle about 1 1/2 tablespoons