Bring-a-dish chicken shawarma salad
Serve a bright salad on a large platter to feed a crowd. This can also be made with leftover cold chicken, and is robust enough to transport without wilting, making it ideal for picnics and street parties. Marinate the chicken in a reusable plastic container with a tight-fitting lid, then just seal, shake and chill until needed.
SERVES 6 PREP 30 mins plus 1 hr marinating COOK 10 mins EASY
4 garlic cloves, crushed
3 tbsp olive oil
1 lemon, juiced
2 tsp each ground cumin, ground
coriander and smoked paprika ½ tsp each ground cinnamon
and chilli powder
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tbsp natural yogurt
4 chicken breasts, bashed with a
rolling pin until slightly lattened pittas or latbreads and pickled
chillies (optional), to serve For the tahini dressing
2 tbsp tahini
1 lemon, juiced
200g natural yogurt
1 tsp whole cumin seeds
For the salad
½ red cabbage (about 500g),
inely shredded
2 red onions, inely sliced
1 small cucumber, peeled, halved,
deseeded and sliced
200g cherry tomatoes, halved 1 Little Gem lettuce, chopped 1 lemon, juiced
2 tbsp olive oil
Mix the garlic, olive oil and lemon juice together in a reusable plastic container or bowl. Stir in all the spices, oregano, a large pinch of salt and the yogurt, then mix to make a paste. Tip in the chicken, tossing to coat, then cover and marinate for at least 1 hr, or chill overnight.
To make the dressing, mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl, season, cover and chill until needed. Can be made up to two days ahead. Toss all the salad ingredients, except the lemon juice and olive oil, together. The salad can be assembled 1-2 hrs ahead and kept chilled.
Light the barbecue or heat a griddle pan over a high heat. Cook the marinated chicken for 5 mins on each side, or until lightly charred and cooked through. Lift onto a board and set aside.
Drizzle the salad with the lemon juice and olive oil, then season with salt and toss everything together. Scatter the salad over a large platter or tip into a large serving bowl. Slice the chicken, then arrange it over the salad (or serve it on the side if you’re also cooking for vegetarians). Serve the salad with the tahini dressing on the side for drizzling over, along with toasted flatbreads or pittas for stung the chicken into and pickled chillies, if you like.
GOOD TO KNOW healthy • calcium • folate • ibre • vit c • iron • 2 of 5-a-day
PER SERVING 366 kcals • fat 18g • saturates 3g • carbs 11g • sugars 10g • ibre 7g • protein 36g • salt 0.3g