# Chicken Skewers with Rice & Mediterranean Salad

This recipe features chicken skewers with rice and a refreshing Mediterranean salad, perfect for a quick and healthy meal.

- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp red vinegar
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 Juice lemon
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- Salt
- pepper
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 2 cucumber
- 0.5 red onion
- 0.25 cup olives
- 0.25 cup pickled jalapeños
- 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 0.5 small onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 tbsp olive oil

## Instructions

1. Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces.
2. Place chicken pieces into a ziploc bag.
3. In a measuring cup, combine olive oil, honey, dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, minced garlic, and dried oregano.
4. Squeeze fresh lemon juice into the mixture.
5. Stir the marinade well.
6. Pour the marinade over the chicken in the ziploc bag.
7. Seal the bag and shake to coat chicken thoroughly. Reserve half of the marinade for the salad dressing.
8. Chop half a white onion.
9. Place a pot on the stove and turn on the heat.
10. Add olive oil to the pot, then add the chopped white onion and minced garlic.
11. Sauté until fragrant.
12. Add basmati rice to the pot and stir.
13. Pour beef broth into the pot with the rice and stir.
14. Cover the pot and let the rice cook.
15. Chop cucumbers into bite-sized pieces.
16. Add chopped cucumbers to a large mixing bowl.
17. Halve cherry tomatoes.
18. Add halved cherry tomatoes to the bowl.
19. Slice red onion.
20. Add sliced red onion to the bowl.
21. Chop pickled jalapeños.
22. Add chopped pickled jalapeños to the bowl.
23. Add olives to the bowl.
24. Chop romaine lettuce.
25. Add chopped romaine lettuce to the bowl.
26. Pour the reserved marinade over the salad ingredients.
27. Toss the salad to combine all ingredients.
28. Thread marinated chicken onto wooden skewers.
29. Place chicken skewers on a hot grill pan.
30. Cook until browned on one side, then flip.
31. Baste the chicken skewers with the remaining marinade as they cook.
32. Once cooked, serve chicken skewers over a bed of rice.
33. Serve a generous portion of the Mediterranean salad alongside.
34. Garnish with fresh dill.
35. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the finished dish.

## Equipment

- cutting board
- knife
- ziploc bag
- measuring cup
- spoon
- garlic press
- lemon squeezer
- pot
- stove
- frying pan
- tongs
- plate
- silicone brush

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kMBJH2/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4ec45205-1488-46f6-902e-2323ac432efd
- Extracted: 2025-07-28

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