Spicy Chicken and Chickpea Salad
By Tufgrlz
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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
Details
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.
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