Chicken Shawarma Salad
This Chicken Shawarma Salad is full of vegetables, zesty yogurt dressing, and succulent chicken in a Middle Eastern-spiced yogurt marinade.
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Servings: 4
Calories: 210kcal
Equipment
- Bowl
- Grill
Ingredients
For the Chicken Shawarma
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
- Juice and zest of 1 lemon
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper adjust to taste
For the salad
- 2 cups spinach leaves
- 1 cucumber diced
- ¼ a red cabbage shredded
- 1 carrot peeled into ribbons
- ¼ red onion sliced
- 10 cherry tomatoes halved
- ½ lemon juice and zest
For the yogurt sauce
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- ½ lemon zest and juice
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Pinch salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl or ziploc bag, mix the yogurt, lemon zest and juice, cumin, coriander, paprika, turmeric, cinnamon and cayenne. Add the chicken breasts and coat them in the mixture. Refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight.
- Remove the chicken from the fridge for 20 minutes before cooking.
- Meanwhile, prepare the salad. Wash the spinach and spread onto a serving plate. Dice the unpeeled cucumber. Finely slice the red cabbage. Peel the carrot with a vegetable peeler, then continue peeling it, rotating often, to create ‘ribbons’. Dice the onion and halve the tomatoes. Sprinkle it all evenly over the spinach leaves, then drizzle with the lemon juice and zest.
- For the yogurt sauce, add all ingredients to a small bowl and mix well.
- Heat a skillet, with1 tablespoon oil, over a medium/high heat (or heat a BBQ grill). Cook the chicken for 4-5 minutes on each side until cooked through - reaching an internal temperature of 165°F. Once cooked, transfer to a plate and set aside for 5 minutes to rest.
- Chop the chicken into strips, then pile them onto the salad, and drizzle with the yogurt sauce.
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Nutrition
Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 184mg | Potassium: 909mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 4366IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 3mg
The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.