Tandoori Chicken Salad Recipes

TANDOORI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Make the marinade: In a bowl combine all ingredients. Arrange chicken in a shallow dish, add the marinade, and stir to coat with the marinade. Cover and chill while preparing the vegetables. Make the salad: In a large salad bowl combine all salad ingredients. In a nonstick skillet set over moderately high heat, warm the oil until it is hot. Add the chicken and marinade and cook, stirring, until the chicken is no longer pink. (Yogurt will separate.) Let simmer just until cooked. Transfer chicken together with pan juices to salad bowl and toss to combine. Add lemon juice and salt and pepper, to taste.

INDIAN TANDOORI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Remove skin from chicken pieces, and cut slits into them lengthwise. Place in a shallow dish. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and lemon juice. Set aside 20 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, combine yogurt, onion, garlic, ginger, garam masala, and cayenne pepper. Mix until smooth. Stir in yellow and red food coloring. Spread yogurt mixture over chicken. Cover, and refrigerate for 6 to 24 hours (the longer the better).
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium high heat, and lightly oil grate.
• Cook chicken on grill until no longer pink and juices run clear. Garnish with cilantro and lemon wedges.

TANDOORI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Place chicken fillets on a plate and brush with paste; cover with plastic food wrap. Chill for 15 minutes.
• Heat a char grill or BBQ to high. Spray chicken and pumpkin with oil. Cook chicken and pumpkin on grill for 4 minutes each side until chicken is cooked through and pumpkin is tender. Transfer to a plate. Cover with foil; rest for 5 minutes. Thinly slice chicken.
• Meanwhile, combine sprouts, spinach and onion in a medium bowl. Whisk yogurt, juice, coriander, tahini, garlic and 1 tablespoon of water in a small jug until combined.
• Add chicken and pumpkin to salad mixture; season with salt. Toss to combine. Place salad on serving plates; drizzle with dressing. Serve at once.4.