Dinners (Cait)

Chicken Shawarma Salad

Name: Chicken Shawarma Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt (plain); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 tablespoon Tahini (sesame paste); 2 cloves garlic (minced); 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander seed; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/4 teaspoon ground fennel; 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper (or red chili powder - optional); 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt; 4 boneless skinless chicken thigh fillets; 4 cup lettuce (shredded); 2 tomatoes (diced); 1 ripe avocado (diced); 1 Lebanese cucumber (diced); 1/2 red onion (chopped); 1/2 cup Kalamata olives; 1/3 cup feta (crumbled); 1/4 cup fresh parsley (finely chopped); 1/2 cup Greek yogurt; 1 tablespoon tahini; 1 clove garlic (minced); 1 teaspoon lemon juice (fresh squeezed); 1 pinch salt (to taste); 3 flatbreads (I used white flour, or wraps of your choice)

4 servings

servings

10 minutes

active time

35 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons Greek yogurt (plain)

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 tablespoon Tahini (sesame paste)

2 cloves garlic (minced)

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground coriander seed

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon ground fennel

1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika

1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom

1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper (or red chili powder - optional)

1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt

4 boneless skinless chicken thigh fillets

4 cup lettuce (shredded)

2 tomatoes (diced)

1 ripe avocado (diced)

1 Lebanese cucumber (diced)

1/2 red onion (chopped)

1/2 cup Kalamata olives

1/3 cup feta (crumbled)

1/4 cup fresh parsley (finely chopped)

1/2 cup Greek yogurt

1 tablespoon tahini

1 clove garlic (minced)

1 teaspoon lemon juice (fresh squeezed)

1 pinch salt (to taste)

3 flatbreads (I used white flour, or wraps of your choice)

Directions

In a shallow bowl, mix all of the Chicken Shawarma ingredients together until formed into a well combined paste. Completely coat the chicken and allow to marinade for two hours or overnight, if time allows. (The longer the chicken is marinading, the better and more intense the flavour).

When ready to cook, heat a cast iron pan or grill pan (or bbq grill plate), to medium-high heat. Add a small amount of oil, and grill or sear the chicken on both sides until cooked through and slightly charred around the edges.

While the chicken is cooking, prepare flatbreads: heat a larger pan over low-medium heat and warm flatbreads until golden on each side and warmed through. Arrange onto serving plate.

Top the flatbreads with the salad ingredients and lightly toss salad.

Prepare garlic yoghurt sauce: Mix the yogurt together with the garlic, lemon juice and salt to season.

Once chicken is cooked, slice and place on salad. Drizzle salad with the garlic sauce and serve.

Nutrition

Serving Size

Calories

505 kcal

Total Fat

28 g

Saturated Fat

6 g

Unsaturated Fat

20 g

Trans Fat

0.02 g

Cholesterol

120 mg

Sodium

998 mg

Total Carbohydrate

32 g

Dietary Fiber

7 g

Total Sugars

5 g

Protein

33 g