Chicken Salad with Tahini Dressing
- Total time
- 20 min
- Serves
- 4
- Cuisine
- American
Ingredients
- 6 cups chopped lettuce (such as romaine or red leaf)
- 1 tomato (diced)
- 3 radishes (thinly sliced)
- 1/2 cup red onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 cup cucumber (diced)
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cubed)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove garlic (grated)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes (optional)
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons warm water (to thin)
- 1 clove garlic (grated)
- pinch cayenne
- salt and pepper (to taste)
Steps
- 1
Place salad ingredients (lettuce through cucumber) in a large bowl and set aside.
- 2
In a medium bowl, toss together chicken breast cubes with lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt and chili flakes; set aside and let sit for 5 minutes.
- 3
In a small bowl whisk together the tahini dressing ingredients (tahini through salt and pepper.) If the mixture is thick, add a little more warm water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and whisk until you reach desired consistency.
- 4
Heat a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add marinated chicken breast cubes to the pan and saute until golden brown, about 7-9 minutes.
- 5
To assemble salads, divide salad between four bowls and top with cooked chicken cubes and drizzle with tahini dressing.
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