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Chicken and almond salad with mint-cilantro dressing

Chicken and Almond Salad with Mint-Cilantro Dressing

Here is an easy-to-make, fresh, and healthy salad recipe. This Chicken and almond salad with mint-cilantro dressing is ideal for a quick, weeknight dinner, and makes it a tasty, satisfying meal. This recipe is gluten-free, and paleo friendly.

Sliced cucumber, carrots, cherry tomatoes, and shredded lettuce provides a fresh, nutritious base. Almonds add an element of crunch to the salad, and the pepper-flavoured chicken completes the healthy protein option. The mint-cilantro dressing with a hint of lime juice brings a fresh, tangy twist, and holds this salad together.

Try this tasty, refreshing salad today. It takes less than 30 minutes from ingredients in your kitchen to a healthy meal on your plate!

 

Chicken Almond Salad with Mint-Cilantro Dressing
Chicken & Almond Salad with Mint-Cilantro Dressing

 

Chicken and Almond Salad with Mint-Cilantro Dressing

Here is an easy-to-make, fresh, and healthy salad recipe. This Chicken and almond salad with mint-cilantro dressing is ideal for a quick, weeknight dinner, and makes it a tasty, satisfying meal. This recipe is gluten-free, and paleo friendly.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Global
Servings: 4 portion

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Cilantro (Coriander leaves)
  • 1/4 cup mint leaves
  • 1 lime
  • 10 almonds
  • 200 grams chicken
  • 1 teaspoon Black pepper powder
  • to taste salt
  • 1/4 cup carrots (julienned)
  • 10 Cherry tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup cucumber (sliced)
  • 1/2 cup lettuce leaves (shredded)

Instructions

  • Soak almonds in water for a couple of hours (not shown in pictures).
  • Take a bunch of cilantro (coriander) leaves and a bunch of mint leaves (in a 2:1 proportion). Amount of cilantro should be roughly double the amount of mint leaves.
  • Remove stems, and finely blitz the cilantro and mint leaves in a blender adding 1/4 cup of water, salt and 1/2 teaspoon of lime juice.
  • Fold in 4 tablespoons of yogurt to this mint-cilantro chutney. Check for salt. Add more salt and/or lime juice if required.
  • Clean the chicken pieces, add 1/2 teaspoon lime juice, salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper powder, and mix well.
  • Cook the chicken in a pressure cooker on a high flame. Switch off after one whistle (it'll take less than 10 minutes). Let it cool, and shred into small pieces (not shown in pictures).
  • Peel the almonds and chop them to small pieces. Prep the remaining ingredients. Julienne the carrots, cut the cherry tomatoes to halves. Slice the cucumber and shred the lettuce.
    Chicken Almond Salad with Mint-Cilantro Dressing
  • Transfer all the ingredients to a mixing bowl, drizzle with mint-cilantro dressing, and mix well.
    Chicken Almond Salad with Mint-Cilantro Dressing
  • Serve and enjoy your salad fresh.
    Chicken and almond salad with mint-cilantro dressing

6 Comments

  1. The take it easy chef

    Thank you Teena! Almonds add a lovely crunch to the salad.

  2. The take it easy chef

    Thank you Sundari. It’s quite easy to assemble as well. 🙂

  3. The take it easy chef

    Thank you Paluk!

  4. Sundari Giri

    Looks so appetizing

  5. I love salads and this one looks interesting never tried almonds in salads. Love the dressing.

  6. Paluk Khanna

    Lovely !!

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