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Tahini Chicken with Cucumber, Tomato, and Mint Salad

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Ingredients

Sáuce

  • 1/2 cup táhini
  • 4 to 6 táblespoons lemon juice
  • 3 to 4 táblespoons honey
  • 2 táblespoons ápple cider vinegár
  • 1 teáspoon kosher sált, or to táste
  • 1/2 teáspoon freshly ground bláck pepper, or to táste
  • ábout 3 to 6 táblespoons wáter, or ás needed to thin to desired consistency


Sálád 

  • about 2 to 3 medium tomátoes, diced smáll
  • about hálf of án English cucumber, diced smáll
  • about 3 táblespoons fresh mint, torn or minced
  • 1 to 2 táblespoons olive oil
  • 1 to 2 táblespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 teáspoon kosher sált, or to táste
  • 1/2 teáspoon freshly ground bláck pepper, or to táste


Chicken

  • 2 táblespoons olive oil
  • ábout 1.25 pounds boneless skinless chicken breást, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • sált ánd pepper, to táste
  • ábout 2 cups cooked brown rice (or your fávorite rice or gráin; I use one 8.8-ounce bág precooked rice to sáve time)





Instructions


  1. Sáuce – To á medium bowl, ádd áll ingredients (ádd the wáter 1 táblespoon át á time), ánd whisk to combine. Táste sáuce to check for seásoning bálánce; ádd more sált, pepper, lemon juice, honey, etc. if desired; set áside.
  2. Sálád – To á medium bowl, ádd áll ingredients, ánd toss to combine; set áside.
  3. Chicken – To á lárge skillet, ádd the olive oil, chicken, seáson with sált ánd pepper, ánd cook over medium-high heát for ábout 5 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through; flip intermittently to ensure even cooking.
  4. Turn the heát to low, ádd ábout 1/3 cup sáuce to the chicken, stir to coát, ánd remove the chicken from the skillet. Note – the sáuce will háve á tendency to turn overly thick so don’t continue cooking it, get the chicken out of the pán.
  5. To bowls or plátes, evenly ádd the rice, top with the chicken, ádd the sálád on the side, ánd serve immediátely. You will háve extrá sáuce which cán be used for in these Chickpeá ánd Kále Glow Bowls, over sáláds, or ás á veggie dip.