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Lately I have been eating Greek and any other Mediterrean foods i can get my hands on. I would definately consider myself a bit of a glutton lately but the food i have been munching on is a lot more heart friendly than most foods i crave. February is Heart Month and we should feed ourselves with Heart Healthy foods and snacks. It is not always easy to change our frame of thinking but with practice we can learn to change our palates for the better.

I used to have a problem changing the flavours in my foods, as a matter of fact i did not even like hummus until last month because i was ignorant and never tried the good stuff (homemade). One try was all it took to become addicted to hummus i was a tzaziki lover and now i am afraid i have crossed over and never looking back.

I made a platter of Greek marinated Barbequed Chicken, side of kalamata Olives, feta cheese, homemade hummus and the salad is courtesy of Zi Zi’s Mediterrean Cafe here in the Comox Valley so delicious and made of shredded cabbage, red and green peppers, black olives and tomatoes. A simple dressing of olive oil and lemon juice adjourns this colourful salad as well as a special herb blend. Simply divine.

Here is the Recipe for the Greek Barbequed Chicken:
2-4 bone in skin on chicken breasts (more flavour)
quarter cup of olive oil
half a cup of kalamata olives
4 cloves of garlic
3 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 teaspoon of paprika
salt and pepper to taste
parsley

Take half a cup of Kalamata olives pure in food processor with two cloves of garlic.
In casserole dish mix olive oil, two cloves of garlic lemon juice, paprika, salt, pepper, parsley, and olive garlic tapenade from processor. Rub all over chicken breasts place skin side down let marinade all day.

Place on Barbeque or in Oven until Chicken juices run clear
Barbeque about 20 mins on high (10 mins on each side) or 40 -45 mins in the Oven.
MMMMMM sooo good and oh so easy!

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