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Shawarma Chicken Salad, drizzled in garlic tahini dressing.
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Chicken Shawarma Salad [Lemon Garlic Tahini Dressing]

When it comes to main dish salads, this Chicken Shawarma Salad is a fun - and flavourful - departure from the norm. Gluten free and keto, too!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Marinating Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 25 minutes
Course: Main Course, Salad
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free, Low Lactose
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 369kcal

Equipment

  • Nonstick Pan

Ingredients

Shawarma Spiced Chicken

  • 3 Boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 tablespoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Onion Powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Turmeric
  • ½ teaspoon Oregano
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground Cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground Cardamom
  • Pinch Ground Cloves
  • Smoked Paprika optional
  • Crushed Chilies optional
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 2 teaspoon Lemon Juice

Tahini Garlic Dressing

  • ¼ cup Tahini
  • 1 Lemon zest and juice of
  • 2 Garlic cloves pressed or finely minced
  • 3 tablespoon Water
  • 3 tablespoon Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Salad:

  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 4 Base Salads Or 8 cups Salad Greens
  • English Cucumbers
  • Sliced Red Onion
  • Pickled Turnips See post for recipe
  • Pickles
  • Kalamata Olives
  • Parsley

Instructions

Shawarma Marinated Chicken

  • Trim chicken breasts, slice into thin strips. Place into large bowl.
  • Mix together spices, add to bowl. Using clean or gloved hands, mix well, rubbing spices into the chicken.
  • Drizzle with lemon juice and olive oil, continue to mix until well distributed.
  • Cover and chill for at least 3 hours

Tahini Garlic Dressing:

  • Measure the ingredients into a mini food processor, blitz until thick, smooth, and well combined.

Salad Assembly

  • Heat olive oil in a nonstick pan.
  • Add chicken - marinade and all - and cook over medium heat until chicken is fully cooked. Remove from heat.
  • Fluff your base salads, or divide salad greens between 4 bowls.
    Arrange remaining salad ingredients on top, top with cooked Shawarma Chicken.
  • Serve immediately, with Tahini Garlic Dressing.

Notes

Carb count includes salad greens, prepared chicken, and the dressing. The actual nutritional info will depend on what all you top your salad with, and how much of it.
See post for my keto pickled turnips recipe!

Nutrition

Calories: 369kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 419mg | Potassium: 586mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 951IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2mg