Mediterranean Summer Salad with Spiced Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 red onion (diced)
• 0.5 red bell pepper (diced)
• 0.5 yellow bell pepper (diced)
• 1 cup boiled chickpeas
• 1 large cucumber (diced)
• 0.5 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1 cup feta cheese
• 2 tbsp fresh cilantro (chopped)
• 2 small cucumbers
• 1 lb chicken breast
• salt (to taste, for the chicken)
• black pepper (to taste, for the chicken)
• 1 tbsp garlic powder (for the chicken)
• 0.5 tbsp cumin powder (for the chicken)
• 2 tbsp oil (for the chicken)
• 1 lemon juice (juice of 1 lemon, for the dressing)
• 4 tbsp olive oil (for the dressing)
• salt (to taste, for the dressing)
• black pepper (to taste, for the dressing)
• 1 tbsp red chili flakes (for the dressing)
• 1 tbsp honey (for the dressing)
• 2 fresh garlic cloves (finely chopped, for the dressing)

Steps

1. 1

   Prepare the red onion, red and yellow bell peppers, large cucumber, cherry tomatoes, and small cucumbers as specified: dice the onion, peppers, and large cucumber; prepare the tomatoes and small cucumbers for the salad.

2. 2

   Combine the diced vegetables, cherry tomatoes, boiled chickpeas, feta cheese, and chopped cilantro in a large bowl.

3. 3

   Season the chicken breast with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and cumin powder.

4. 4

   Coat or cook the seasoned chicken using the 2 tablespoons of oil. The source does not specify the cooking method, temperature, or cooking time; cook until safely done before serving.

5. 5

   Make the dressing by combining the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, black pepper, red chili flakes, honey, and finely chopped garlic.

6. 6

   Add the dressing to the salad and combine. Serve the salad with the cooked chicken.

Notes

The source does not provide the chicken cooking method, temperature, or time, nor does it specify whether the salad should be chilled or rested before serving.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• salad
• Mediterranean
• summer
• high-protein
• chickpeas
• chicken
• no-bake salad