Chicken Tikka Salad

Ingredients

Chicken Tikka

2 boneless and skinless chicken breasts

3 garlic cloves finely minced

1 cm piece of ginger, finely grated

½ tsp salt

1 tsp of chilli powder

2tbsp of lemon juice

50ml of natural yogurt

1 ½ tsp coriander powder

1 tsp of roasted cumin powder

1 tsp of turmeric powder

1½ tsp of coconut oil

Salad

150g of mixed salad leaves of your choice

1 red onion cut into thin rings

the seeds of a pomegrenate

1 lime cut into wedges

1red birds eye chilli (optional)

Method

1. Place the chicken breast, with the tender removed on a chopping board, and hold it flat with the palm of your hand. Using a sharp knife, slice the chicken breast horizontally into two even pieces. You should have 4 pieces of chicken at the end of this process. It is safer if you do this close to the edge of the chopping board.

2. Mix together the yogurt, turmeric, coriander and cumin and add to the chicken, make sure the chicken is well coated with the mix. Refrigerate for 4-5 hours or overnight.

3. Heat a griddle pan and brush with coconut oil (or any oil with a high smoking point), place the chicken on the griddle and cook for 4-5 minutes on each side. Remove from the heat and let it rest for 5-10 minutes. Then cut into chunky strips.

4. Place the salad leaves in the bottom of the platter. Place the chicken on top. Now add the red onion rings and pomegrenate seeds.

5. Garnish with the lime wedges for freshness and the red birds eye chilli(optional) on top for extra heat.