chicken shawarma salad

Chicken shawarma salad is an incredibly flavorful, fresh, and elegant weeknight paleo dinner. Each bite is crisp, bright and bursting with flavor. The marinade takes just minutes and can be prepped the night before, making for an easy and fast dinner.

Chicken Shawarma Salad with Tahini Dressing

lemons (juiced)

c. avocado oil

garlic

tsp kosher salt

tsp black pepper

tsp cumin

paprika

turmeric

tsp red pepper flakes

1.5-2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs

romaine lettuce

butter lettuce

parsley (chopped)

c. fresh mint (chopped)

c. cherry tomatoes (halved)

cucumber

red onion (thinly sliced)

tahini

water

olive oil

lemon (juiced)

sea salt (to taste)

black pepper (to taste)

In a small bowl, add the lemon juice, avocado oil, salt, pepper, and spices and whisk. Place the raw chicken thighs into a gallon-sized zipper bag and pour the marinade over the chicken. Rub the marinade into the chicken with your (clean) hands, then press the air out of the bag, seal, and place in the fridge. Marinate at least a few hours, and up to overnight. I prepare the marinade first thing in the morning for an evening meal.

When you're ready to cook, preheat the oven to 425.&nbsp;

Remove the chicken from the marinade and place it onto a rimmed baking sheet. Pour any excess marinade over the chicken. Roast for 30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked throughout. Set aside to cool slightly, then slice into 1/2" strips.

While the chicken is roasting, prep the salad. Chop the lettuce and herbs, then toss to combine. Chop the tomatoes and cucumber, and slice the red onion.

Place the tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper into a blender along with 1/4 cup of water to start. (I love using my Ninja blender to make dressings. The individual cups are the perfect size for small batch items like salad dressing!). Blend until emulsified. Add additional water to reach desired consistency. For salad dressing, vs. a dipping sauce, I use closer to half a cup, sometimes a bit more.

Layer the tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onions over the herb salad base. Top with the chicken, and then dress with tahini to taste. Serve immediately.

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This is one of my favorite summer Whole30 dinners! Chicken shawarma salad is an incredibly flavorful, fresh, and elegant weeknight dinner. The greens are tossed with mint and parsley, then topped with crunchy cucumbers, garden-fresh tomatoes, and tender slivers of red onion. Each bite is crisp, bright and bursting with flavor.

Chicken Shawarma Salad

Chicken Shawarma Salad Bowls 

tbsp ground cumin

tbsp turmeric powder

coriander

tbsp garlic powder

tbsp paprika

cloves

tsp cayenne pepper, more if you prefer

Salt

8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs

1 large onion, thinly sliced

1 large lemon, juice of

extra virgin olive oil (Private Reserve Greek EVOO)

oz baby arugula

Roma tomatoes, diced

cucumber,

red onion, thinly sliced

lemon

Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Private Reserve

Salt and pepper

Sumac (about 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp sumac)

side of hummus, tzatziki, tahini, or baba ganoush

In a small bowl, mix the cumin, turmeric, coriander, garlic powder, sweet paprika and cloves. Set aside the shawarma spice mix for now.

Pat the chicken thighs dry and season with salt on both sides, then thinly slice into small bite-sized pieces.

Place the chicken in a large bowl. Add the shawarma spices and toss to coat. Add the onions, lemon juice and olive oil. Toss to combine. Set aside for now, while you prepare the salad (and if you have time, cover and refrigerate for a couple hours or overnight.)

Prepare the salad. Place the arugula, tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in one large mixing bowl. In a small bowl make the dressing combine lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper and sumac. Mix well. When ready, pour dressing over the salad and toss to combine.

Heat a little bit of extra virgin olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium/medium-high heat until shimmering but not smoking. Add the chicken, cook for about 5 to 6 minutes, then toss and cook another 5 to 6 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked (I like a bit of color on my chicken, so I tend to go a bit longer until chicken is browned and crusted in some parts.)

When ready, divide the salad into serving bowls. Add chicken shawarma. If you like, add a side of hummus, tzatziki or tahini.  Add warm pita wedges if needed. Enjoy!

Outstanding! Every one of your recipes has always turned out to rave reviews in my house. Thankyou!

I never had Chicken Schwarma before! WOW! amazing, another family favorite here! With the homemade tzatziki!! Yum!!

This is an amazing Shawarma recipe. I have use several pre-mixed blends and this one is by far the best. In fact, I used it last week to make a sheet pan meal in my Ninja Foodi oven. Marinated the chicken for a couple of hours and mixed in a pepper, onion, green beans and broccoli frozen vegetable blend. It coated the veggies with Shawarma goodness!

Family loved it and it was easy to make.  Thanks!

This has become one of our favorites! I made this for about 40 people at one point and it was a hit! I've started changing up the salad now that it's a comfortable recipe for me. Tonight we had chickpeas, kalamata olives and feta added to the salad. Also, I used too much lemon juice in the marinade so I replaced the lemon in the salad dressing with fig balsamic.

This is a great recipe as is but it's also great to riff on. Your recipes are far and above any others that I use. 

Thanks, Suzy for bringing us healthy, filling, and delicious recipes.

This is excellent! We also made the couscous recipe to add to the bowl. Thank you Suzy.

Hi Suzy, this is always a hit in our house! The spice mix is just amazing. The chicken is so tender and has a lovely char to it, along with the onions. We added some extras to our salad just because we had them to hand : olives, feta and avocado. We finally got our hands on some tahini and put this to the side as shown in your photo. We are in love! Tahini is so yummy. Thank you for this wonderful recipe 🤗

I cooked this recipe twice now and both times it was delicious! Your website made me use more spices in my cooking and I love it. Thank you!

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Easy, healthy shawarma salad bowls made with skillet chicken and bright Mediterranean ingredients.

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For the Chicken Shawarma
🔹 3/4 tbsp ground cumin
🔹 3/4 tbsp turmeric powder
🔹 3/4 tbsp ground coriander
🔹 3/4 tbsp garlic powder
🔹 3/4 tbsp paprika
🔹 1/2 tsp ground cloves
🔹 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, more if you prefer
🔹 Salt
🔹 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
🔹 1 large onion, thinly sliced
🔹 1 large lemon, juice of
🔹 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil (Private Reserve Greek EVOO)

For the Salad
🔹 8 oz baby arugula
🔹 2 to 3 Roma tomatoes, diced
🔹 1 English cucumber, diced
🔹 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
🔹 Juice of 1 lemon
🔹 Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Private Reserve or Early Harvest Greek EVOO)
🔹 1 garlic clove minced
🔹 Salt and pepper
🔹 Sumac (about 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp sumac)

To serve (optional)
A side of hummus, tzatziki, tahini, or baba ganoush

Chicken Shawarma Salad Bowls | The Mediterranean Dish

This Mediterranean inspired salad is made with Grilled Chicken Shawarma kebabs served over salad with Feta and Tzatziki.

Chicken Shawarma Kebab Salad

chicken thighs

extra virgin olive oil

cumin

smoked paprika

curry powder

cinnamon

red pepper flakes

salt

red wine vinegar

salt and black pepper

Persian cucumbers (chopped)

145 g cherry tomatoes, halved

feta (the kind that comes in brine, crumbled)

butter lettuce (torn)

Skinny Tzatziki (from my blog)

Cinnamon

Cumin

Garlic Clove

persian cucumber

red onion

red pepper

Red wine vinegar

Cut the chicken thighs into 1-inch pieces.

In a medium bowl, combine olive oil and lemon juice. Whisk until combined.

Add the garlic, cumin, paprika, turmeric, curry powder, cinnamon, red pepper, salt and black pepper and whisk again. Pour the marinade over the chicken making sure it evenly coat (careful it will stain your fingers). Refrigerate and marinate for at least 30 minutes, up to overnight.

Preheat an outdoor grill or indoor grill pan to medium-low heat.

Thread the chicken pieces among 4 wooden or metal skewers, discarding the marinade in the bowl.

Grill the chicken, turning the skewers occasionally, until golden brown and cooked through in the center, about 15 to 18 minutes.To make the salad:

For the salad: In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil and vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Add the cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and red onion and toss to combine.

Divide the lettuce between 4 bowls, top with tomato salad, feta and grilled chicken. Serve with Tzaziki for dipping.

These were fantastic. I also made the tzatziki with it. I put these in a pita with the tzatziki, lettuce and tomato.  Served it with mixed vegetables. So good!

This was absolutely delicious. While it does take some prep in advance it comes together pretty quickly.  Making the tzatziki sauce is a must and 100% worth it. Having some leftover is never a bad thing. 
My 7yo also ate this.  Will definitely make this again.

Fantastic! I didn’t have chicken thighs, so I use breast  tenders. Served over mixed greens and couscous with her tzatziki sauce.

Made this last night. By far, one of your best recipes. Chicken was super flavorful, and grilling the chicken made clean up quick and easy.  Thank you for many great recipes. 

Fabulous flavour on the grilled chicken!  The big of vinegarette on the salad was just the right touch.  
Tzatziki paired well with the chicken.  

Will be putting this on the menu again.  

Loved it it was super tasty.  I didn't make the salad, man was the chicken flavorful and tender and juicy,

Yes, yes and yes. This was divine. I marinated the chicken for 4 hours and it was perfect. I used and indoor grill pan. Will make this again.

SO good!! My husband and I loved it!! Even had Naan bread with it!! Great dinner!! I will definitely make this again!!

My family LOVED this!! I served it with couscous on the side. It was a hit....even for picky eaters!  :)

One of my kids’ favorite chicken. I have made this dish many times now. The kids are at the age where they don’t believe salad should ever be a main course but they love your chicken and tzatziki sauce. They have theirs with pita bread, rice pilaf, and cucumbers. They dip everything in your sauce. This is the perfect balance because I can have a delicious, light, lower carb meal while the kids get a meal similar to our favorite Middle Eastern restaurant. I marinate this overnight as well as put the sauce together at the same time so all the flavors meld together!

My whole family loves this recipe! Even my husband - which is saying more than 3.5 year old loving it too. Haha! Thanks for putting together such easy and delicious recipes! 

The flavor of this chicken is outstanding. Can't believe first time I have made this recipe. I skipped the oil and used misto spritz on chicken and then added all the rest. It marinated over 24 hours till I made it. And I used the skinny taste Air Fryer at 400 degrees. to cook them, It only took anywhere from 7-9 minutes to be done, flipped it half way.  I was using whole chicken thighs trimmed of all fat and kept them "whole" which  was following the recipe for this chicken in the One and Done book,  Chicken was moist and flavorful.  I did roasted red onion and roasted zucchini slices seasoned with thyme and parsley and served with cauliflower rice, as we were in the mood more for warm side veggies. Loved it. Thank you

Chicken Shawarma Salad with White Sauce

cooked chicken shawarma (Leftovers or cooked fresh)

lettuce (any type, sliced)

cucumbers

tomatoes

black olives (sliced)

pink pickles

shawarma sauce (white sauce)

Heat up your leftover shawarma on a skillet over the stove. If you&#39;d like to make this salad and don&#39;t have leftovers, use any type of chicken on hand (like rotisserie) or make the shawarma fresh.

Prepare the vegetables by slicing each one as instructed in the ingredients.

Mix together all the ingredients to make the shawarma sauce, which will be used as the dressing.

Layer the salad starting with: lettuce, cucumber and tomato, onions, olives, and pickles.

Drizzle the sauce all over. Toss to combine and serve immediately.

These homemade chicken shawarma bowls made with quick skillet-cooked shawarma-spiced chicken thighs is sure to make it into the weekly rotation. Serve with a bright, vegetable Mediterranean arugula salad.

Just made this and it was so delicious! We used the skillet method and will be trying the sheet pan method next time. We served it with tahini sauce. Yum!

Just a note that the protein amount in the Nutrition Facts looks to be a typo. 

Thank you!

Loved this chicken! Made the sheet pan version, with a few minutes of broil at the end. Served with the Mediterranean Cucumber Tomato Salad, tziziki and pita. Looking forward to serving the left over chicken and salad over greens.

We had this for dinner last night, it was so full of flavour! It’s most definitely going into our dinner rotation   The salad was the perfect balance  10/10

I made the Chicken Shawarma salad bowl today! It was delicious and really satisfied the taste buds. However, after all was said and done, it was not so easy. After I found all the seasonings and ran to the store a couple of times, marinating for a couple hours, and then finally cooking and arranging the dish, I was exhausted! I hope most of all the new spices added to my rack will be used again in the more dishes. I’m assuming most of them are the staples in Mediterranean cuisine.

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