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Chicken tikka salad with baby spinach

A yummy salad with grilled chicken, baby spinach and creamy avocados in a mouthwatering dressing!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Marination 1 hour
Servings: 2
Course: Main Course, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g chicken breast
  • 4 cups baby spinach
  • 2 cups cucumber chopped
  • 1 cup onion sliced
  • 1 avocado chopped
  • 2 tbsp chilli olive oil
  • 4 tbsp lime juice
  • Himalayan pink salt to taste
  • crushed black pepper to taste
  • 1/2 tsp chaat masala
For marinating the chicken
  • 1 tbsp Greek yoghurt
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp coriander seed powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder for the colour
  • 1/2 tsp ginger paste
  • 1/2 tsp garlic paste
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp mustard oil
  • 1/2 tsp lime juice

Method
 

  1. Marinate the chicken breast with the ingredients mentioned under the "marinating ingredients" head. Slice the chicken in halves to aid cooking faster
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  2. Let this marinate for at least 15 minutes
  3. Heat a griddle pan and drizzle some cooking oil. Once hot place the chicken on it and cook
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  4. Cook each side for at least 5-7 minutes or until completely cooked
  5. Remove, let it cool down and then cut into bite sized pieces
  6. Now put the chopped veggies (except the avocado) in a mixing bowl and add the salt, pepper, lime juice and olive oil. Mix well
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  7. In a salad bowl, add the dressed veggies and then place the chicken and avocado on top
  8. Drizzle some chilli olive oil over and sprinkle some chaat masala and black pepper
  9. Serve with love!
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Notes

  • You could use regular olive oil in place of the chilli flavoured one
  • The chicken if marinated for an hour is best. However, if not, then 15 minutes is a minimum
  • g - grams
  • tbsp - tablespoon
  • tsp - teaspoon