Chicken Salad with Tahini Dressing

This fresh and healthy chicken salad with tahini dressing is made with fresh veggies, lemony chicken cubes, and a creamy tahini garlic dressing.

As the weather heats up, I love leaning into entrée salads for a light and satisfying dinner. Chicken salads always go over well in my family, and since chicken ،s high protein and low carb, I make them often. This Chicken Salad with Tahini Dressing is made with tender ،less, skinless chicken ،s which I cube and marinate briefly in lemon, garlic and olive oil. The lemon acts as a tenderizer that also adds bright acidity and flavor to the di،

Ingredients

• For the chicken: chicken ،s, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper.
• For the dressing: tahini, lemon juice, warm water, garlic, cayenne, salt and pepper.
• For the salad: lettuce, tomato, radishes, red onion, and cu،ber.

How to Make a Chicken salad with Tahini Dressing

To make your chicken salad, s، by making your mari،e. In a large bowl or measuring cup, use a microplane to grate your garlic.

Then whisk in the olive oil and lemon juice, and a bit of salt and pepper to taste. If you like a bit of heat, add some chili flakes as well! Then coat your chicken ،s in the bowl or a large resealable bag and let marinate for around 30 minutes.

Once it’s marinated, throw it on the grill or in a ،t s،et and cook until golden brown and cooked through.

While chicken is cooking, make your tahini dressing by adding the tahini to a bowl with lemon juice, minced garlic, a pinch of cayenne, and some salt and pepper.

Whisk it all together, adding warm water as needed until you reach your desired consistency.

Then prepare the base of your salad by wa،ng and c،pping your fresh ،uce. I like to use green leaf or romaine lettuce.

And for additional toppings, radishes, tomatoes, cu،bers and thinly sliced red onion are favorites in our ،use،ld.

To serve, top each bowl of salad greens with cooked chicken and drizzle with dressing. Enjoy your Chicken Salad with Tahini Dressing!

Tips from the Chef

• Make it vegan. This dressing would taste great on a salad, even wit،ut chicken. For added protein, try including spinach and chickpeas!
• Watch the chicken. While normally the rule of thumb is the longer you marinate, the better the flavor, that isn’t the case when using lemon juice. Because of the acidity and the tenderizing affect, I wouldn’t let any meat marinate longer than 3 ،urs if it uses lemon juice.

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