Chicken Skewers With Chirmol Salsa

Description: Chirmol, a Guatemalan grilled tomato salsa, means "smashed tomatoes". A nice accompaniment is quick-cooking rice prepared with diced summer squash and grated lemon zest. From Woman's Day, June 20 2006.

Ingredients:

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/4 lbs chicken tenderloins (8)
• 5 large ripe plum tomatoes
• nonstick cooking spray
• 1/4 cup sliced scallion
• 1/4 cup mint
• 1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

1. For the skewers: Heat outdoor grill. Mix ingredients in a plastic food bag and seal. Marinate for 15 minutes. Have ready 8 skewers.
2. For the salsa: Coat tomatoes with nonstick spray. Grill, turning, for 5 minutes or until the skins are charred. Remove to a bowl; mash until almost smooth. Stir in rest of ingredients.
3. Thread chick on skewers. Coat with nonstick spray. Grill 4 minutes, turning once, or until lightly charred and cooked through. Serve with salsa.