# Chicken Shawarma Crispy Rice Salad

This is a chicken shawarma crispy rice salad with a creamy lemon-tahini dressing.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## 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)

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- baking sheet
- skillet
- large bowl
- blender

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/171F4AaHLK/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ef984549-1d43-4f75-9da3-ed77c81be31e
- Extracted: 2025-08-05

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