Spicy Chicken and Chickpea Salad

By Tufgrlz

Ingredients

• For the chicken
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into strips
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• For the chickpeas
• 2 (15 ounce) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup diced red onion
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• For the green salad
• 2 1/2 cups fresh spinach, torn
• 3 1/2 cups red leaf lettuce, torn
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon hot curry oil

Preparation

Step 1

1 Combine all ingredients for the chicken; cover and chill together for at least an hour.

2 Combine all ingredients for the chickpeas; cover and chill together.

3 Saute"marinated" chicken strips in a bit of olive oil until cooked through, about 15 minutes, depending on size of your strips.

4 Chill the cooked chicken.

5 Toss together the spinach and lettuce.

6 Drizzle with the lemon juice& chili oil.

7 Serve green salad with a portion of chickpeas and chicken.