Chicken Shawarma Crispy Rice Salad

Name: Chicken Shawarma Crispy Rice Salad
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked jasmine rice, cooled; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp oregano; 0.5 tsp garlic powder; 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1/2" pieces; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tsp ground turmeric; 2 tsp cumin; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp garlic powder; 0.5 tsp black pepper; 5 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced; 1 cup baby tomatoes, halved; 0.5 cup red onion, finely sliced; 3 dill pickles, chopped; 0.5 cup mint, chopped; 0.5 cup Greek yogurt; 0.33 cup tahini; 0.25 cup olive oil; 0.25 cup lemon juice (1 lemon); 2 cloves garlic; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup (optional)

30m

Serves 4

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Chicken Shawarma Crispy Rice Salad

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30m

Serves 4

Directions

1Preheat oven to 400F.
2Add cooked and cooled rice to a baking sheet.
3Toss with the olive oil and seasonings.
4Bake for 30-35 minutes, tossing halfway through (watch to make sure it doesn’t burn).
5While the rice is in the oven, season chicken and coat well.
6Add olive oil to a skillet over medium heat.
7Once the skillet is hot, add chicken.
8Cook until fully cooked through, then remove from heat.
9Remove the rice from the oven and set aside.
10Next, chop/slice all of the ingredients for the salad and add to a large bowl.
11Add the chicken and crispy rice on top.
12Make the dressing.
13Blend ingredients for the dressing until smooth & creamy.
14Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
15Pour over the salad.
16Toss and enjoy!

Ingredients

2 cups cooked jasmine rice, cooled
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp oregano
0.5 tsp garlic powder
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1/2" pieces
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tsp ground turmeric
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp garlic powder
0.5 tsp black pepper
5 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced
1 cup baby tomatoes, halved
0.5 cup red onion, finely sliced
3 dill pickles, chopped
0.5 cup mint, chopped
0.5 cup Greek yogurt
0.33 cup tahini
0.25 cup olive oil
0.25 cup lemon juice (1 lemon)
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup (optional)

Equipment

baking sheetskilletlarge bowlblender

Tips

Do your little taste test, maybe a little happy dance and then build your salad.
I put the full recipe in the caption below. If you like this, follow along for more.

Chicken Shawarma Crispy Rice Salad

Chicken Shawarma Crispy Rice Salad

Directions

Ingredients

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