Lunch: Soy-Glazed Chicken with Rice Salad

For this Chinese-inspired take on cookout chicken, leg quarters are brushed with a simple glaze of soy sauce and sugar while grilling. The bird's crackly, burnished skin is the perfect partner to rice salad with broccoli and thin-sliced radishes.

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Broccoli

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Ingredients

3/4 c. long-grain white rice
1 1/4 c. water
3 tbsp. lower-sodium soy sauce
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. cider vinegar
2 tsp. cider vinegar
4 chicken-leg quarters
salt
Pepper
2 tbsp. light mayonnaise
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 tsp. Hot pepper sauce
10 oz. frozen cut broccoli
5 radishes
1/2 small red onion

Instructions

Prepare grill for direct grilling on medium.
In 2-quart saucepan, heat rice and water to boiling on high. Reduce heat to maintain simmer; cover and cook 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes, covered. Fluff with fork; cool completely.
Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat soy sauce, sugar, and 2 teaspoons vinegar to simmering on medium-high, stirring. Reduce heat to simmer 1 to 2 minutes or until slightly reduced.
Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon pepper; grill, covered, 25 minutes, turning over once. Brush soy mixture over chicken; grill, uncovered, 5 to 6 minutes, until instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part reads 165 degrees F, turning and brushing with soy mixture frequently.
In large bowl, whisk mayonnaise, remaining 2 tablespoons vinegar, oil, hot sauce, and 1/4 teaspoon salt until blended. Add broccoli, radishes, red onion, and cooled rice; stir to combine. Serve alongside chicken.

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