Tandoori Chicken Salad

This is a delicious ‘take’ on tandoori chicken, the salad is delectable and so, so incredibly fresh and flavourful.

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Yields1 Serving
Chicken
 4 chicken breasts
 ¼ cup tandoori curry paste
 2 tablespoons Greek style natural yogurt
 1 tablespoon oil
 1 cup roasted cashews
Salad
 ½ red onion, finely diced
 1 cucumber, sliced
 3 ½ cups mixed spring mix and baby spinach leaves
 ¼ cup each fresh mint and coriander, torn
Dressing
 Juice of 2 limes
 3 tablespoons olive oil
 1 teaspoon brown sugar
 Salt and pepper, to taste
1

Cut the chicken into strips. Mix the tandoori paste and yogurt together and add chicken ensuring, it is well coated. Marinate for a minimum of 15 minutes or preferably overnight. Grill on a BBQ for best flavour or fry in oil in a hot skillet.

2

Combine dressing ingredients together, mix well until sugar is dissolved.

3

Prepare salad ingredients and place in a large salad bowl and add chicken, sprinkle with cashews and pour the dressing on top!

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Ingredients

Chicken
 4 chicken breasts
 ¼ cup tandoori curry paste
 2 tablespoons Greek style natural yogurt
 1 tablespoon oil
 1 cup roasted cashews
Salad
 ½ red onion, finely diced
 1 cucumber, sliced
 3 ½ cups mixed spring mix and baby spinach leaves
 ¼ cup each fresh mint and coriander, torn
Dressing
 Juice of 2 limes
 3 tablespoons olive oil
 1 teaspoon brown sugar
 Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1

Cut the chicken into strips. Mix the tandoori paste and yogurt together and add chicken ensuring, it is well coated. Marinate for a minimum of 15 minutes or preferably overnight. Grill on a BBQ for best flavour or fry in oil in a hot skillet.

2

Combine dressing ingredients together, mix well until sugar is dissolved.

3

Prepare salad ingredients and place in a large salad bowl and add chicken, sprinkle with cashews and pour the dressing on top!

Notes

Tandoori Chicken Salad

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