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Za'atar Spiced Chicken Salad

Refreshing and easy summer chicken salad with za'atar and fresh crunchy greens.
Course Salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 serving
Author Subhasmita

Ingredients

  • 1 Chicken breast
  • 4 - 5 cloves Garlic crushed ,
  • Black pepper Fresh crushed (optional)
  • to taste salt (if Za'atar dosen't have in it)
  • 1 tsp Olive oil

For Salad

  • 2 cups Spinach baby , stems removed
  • 1 cups Iceberg Lettuce ,chopped
  • 1 Cucumber French
  • ½ cups Cherry tomatoes ,halved
  • ½ cup chickpeas Cooked
  • ¼ cups Black Olives
  • ½ Lemon Juice

Instructions

  • Season chicken breast with Za'atar, salt, crushed garlic. Let it marinate for 1 hour.
  • On a hot griddle pan, 1/2 tsp olive oil. Put marinated chicken breast. Let it cook on medium heat for 4-5 minutes. Flip and cook for another 3 minutes.
  • Let the chicken rest in a blow. Meanwhile in the same pan, in remaining oil add cherry tomatoes and chickpeas. Cook on high heat for 2-3 minutes. the tomatoes should look charred.
  • Slice chicken to thin strips. ( I reserved the liquid released from the chicken in the same bowl and added to the salad).
  • In a big mixing bowl add all the greens, cucumber, charred cherry tomatoes, chickpeas, olives, sliced chicken. Add lemon juice. Mix well.
  • Sprinkle extra Za'atar on top if required.Serve immediately.