SaladsSide Dish

chicken shawerma salad

Name: chicken shawerma salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Salads
Ingredients: 1 chicken breast (no skin); 1 small red onion (diced small pieces); 1/2 cup cherry tomato (cut in half); 2 small cucumbers (diced small pieces); 1 small cucumber pickle (diced small pieces); 3 tablespoon yougurt (for the sauce); 2 tablespoon tahini (for the sauce); 1/2 of a lemon juice (for the sauce); 2 gloves garlic; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 teaspoon cumin; 4 tablespoon olive oil; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon onion powder

Prep30 min

Cook30 min

Total1h

Servings2

DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

1 chicken breast (no skin)
1 small red onion (diced small pieces)
1/2 cup cherry tomato (cut in half)
2 small cucumbers (diced small pieces)
1 small cucumber pickle (diced small pieces)
3 tablespoon yougurt (for the sauce)
2 tablespoon tahini (for the sauce)
1/2 of a lemon juice (for the sauce)
2 gloves garlic
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon cumin
4 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder

Instructions

1
Cut the chicken breasts into very small cubes and marinate them with the spices. Heat half of the olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, add the chicken cubes and cook while stirring frequently until the chicken is fully cooked and slightly crispy.
2
In a small blender, combine the yogurt, tahini, lemon juice, minced garlic, the remaining olive oil, and a pinch of salt. Blend until smooth and creamy. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning if necessary.
3
Arrange the sliced onion on one side of the bowl. Add the cherry tomatoes next to it, followed by the pickles and the sliced cucumber. Top the salad with the cooked chicken.
4
Drizzle the prepared yogurt-tahini sauce over the salad according to your preference and gently mix the ingredients if desired.
5
Optional, you can garish the salad with sliced black olives or a sprinkle of chopped parsley. Serve immediately and enjoy.

Chef's Notes

A fun fact about chicken shawarma salad is that the flavour comes from a cooking style that is over 1,000 years old. The word shawarma comes from the Turkish word çevirme, meaning “turning”, because traditionally the meat is cooked on a rotating vertical spit. In short: Chicken shawarma salad is basically ancient Middle Eastern street food reimagined as a modern healthy bowl.

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