This beautifully simple harissa chicken salad is a healthy, spicy and tasty meal. Harissa spiced marinated chicken, nutty crunch from pumpkin seeds and mung beans, sweet and tangy bursts of pomegranate. Team this with your choice of salad leaves and fresh herbs. Absolutely perfect!
Equipment
Ingredients
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp harissa paste
4 oz chicken breast skinless, boneless
pinch sea salt
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup baby spinach
½ cup mung bean sprouts
2 tbsp pumpkin seeds optional
2 tbsp Pomegranate optional
Instructions
- Place the 1 tbsp lemon juice and 2 tsp harissa paste into a bowl and whisk.
- Sprinkle a pinch kosher salt over the 4 oz chicken breasts. Add the chicken breast to the lemon harissa mix and coat evenly on both sides. Cover the bowl with a lid, or plastic wrap, and let stand 15 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Select a large ovenproof pan and heat the 1 tbsp olive oil. The oil should be very hot, but not smoking. Add the chicken breasts to the hot oil and fry until lightly browned. This will take about 2-3 minutes each side.
- Transfer the pan to the middle rack of your oven and bake until chicken is just cooked. This will take approximately 10 minutes.
- While the chicken breasts bake prepare the salad. Wash the 1 cup baby spinach and pat dry with paper towels. Arrange the baby spinach onto your dining plates. Arrange the 1/2 cup mung bean sprouts on top of the spinach.
- Once cooked, remove the chicken breasts and let rest for 5 minutes, then slice each breast into 1/3 inch strips and place over the salad.
- Optionalsprinkle 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds and 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds over the breasts and salad. Serve!
Notes
You can add any other leafy green vegetables or salad leaves as additional salad or to replace spinach. Avoid adding carbohydrate rich vegetables such as potato, parsnip and pumpkin.
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Nutrition
Serving: 329gCalories: 208kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 17gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 81mgPotassium: 456mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1431IUVitamin C: 13mgVitamin D: 0.1µgCalcium: 28mgIron: 2mg
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