Grilled chicken with Zahtar and Sumac Salad

0 Grilled chicken with Zahtar and Sumac Salad

Mar 07

This would be the complete opposite of a BBQ chicken ranch salad with from Cheesecake factory with one cup of ranch dressing, 3 bacon strips, 2 cups of Monterrey jack cheese and god knows what’s in the croutons but this all adds up to some 900 calories, Ok we have gone down this path before I’ll shut up now. Here is a typical lunch you could have in Beyrouth Lebanon for about 4 dollars and yes the veg and meats are amazing vibrant and stunning in flavor. This dish uses two distinct spice mixtures that are common to the region Zahtar which is a Thyme, Lemon and sesame seeds mixture and another spice called Sumac which gives everything and vibrant sharp refreshing taste. If you can’t find these at a good spice store there are several online sites that you can purchase them at. Trust me they are great on breads, soups, all meats so it’s great to have around. I was lucky enough to bring mine to USA from my Lebanon visits. Key to this salad is to dress it right before you serve it.

Grilled chicken with Zahtar and Sumac Salad

On 07/03/2011 (Monday) at 2:02 am by Benny.
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Details

Prep Time:
10 min
Cook Time:
15 min
Ready Time:
25 min

Servings

2 servings

Ingredients

One chicken breast boneless/skinless
2 table spoons Sumac
One tablespoon Zahtar
2-3cups mix of your favorite greens (arugula, radicchio, spinach, baby greens, no iceberg or romaine)
One scallion finely chopped
One cup shredded feta cheese or goats cheese
One tomato finely chopped
Good extra virgin olive oil
Juice of half a lemon
Kosher salt
Pita or flat bread

Directions

First start by grilling or broiling your chicken breast, use a little canola oil season with salt and pepper and grill off or broil.

When done let it rest for at least ten min if not longer.
Now take your greens and bunch them together and roll them into a log now cut from one end to the other so we have nice small ribbons of the greens this will also give a nice texture and air to the salad.
Now add the tomato, scallion, cheese and 1 to 2 tablespoons of Sumac depending on how much sumac flavor you want, start around the edges of the bowl and drizzle about 2 tablespoon of your olive oil you don’t want it directly on the greens, now take the juice of half a lemon and squeeze it in the bowl.

Using a large spoon mix the salad by sliding the spoon to the bottom of the bowl and bringing it up through the greens keep doing this until everything is nicely distributed and will almost increase in volume by 1/3 (I know this sounds strange but this is the same reasons chefs flip pastas in pans to build some air in the dish) check for seasoning should be good if you cheese is nice and salty.

To finish cut the chicken breasts into ½ inch strips fan out and drizzle more of the olive oil on and a good sprinkle of Zahtar and finish with some kosher salt on the chicken.

Serve with warm pita bread. I like to tear the pitas into 2 inch pieces and use it to pick up the salad and a piece of chicken the perfect bite!

Enjoy kids this one will energize you all day!

Benny

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About Benny

Passion for healthy amazing food. I am on crusade to get kids eat better and people in general learning how to cook for themselves. If I here that McDonald's is cheaper than eating homemade I will prove anyone wrong.