Chickpea and Cucumber Salad with Jerk Chicken Tenders
Serves 4
Ingredients:
-1/4 cup + 2 tsp fresh lime juice
-2 tbsp + 1 tsp olive oil
-1 tsp ground roasted cumin
-1 tsp sea salt
-1 cup cooked chickpeas
-1/2 cup vine-ripened cherry tomatoes, halved
-1/3 cup diced cucumber
-2 tbsp diced red onion
-handful of cilantro leaves
Chicken
-8 pieces chicken tenders
-2 tbsp olive oil
-2 tbsp jerk spice seasoning
-1 tsp sea salt
-1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
To make the dressing, mix the lime juice, olive oil, cumin, salt and pepper. Whisk well.
Toss the chickpeas, tomato, cucumber, onion and cilantro in a bowl. Add the dressing and mix well.
For the skewers, marinate the chicken tenders in olive oil, jerk seasoning, and salt and pepper for a couple of hours.
Preheat the grill and brush with olive oil. Grill chicken tenders on each side for 2 minutes. If they are not cooked to your liking at that point keep then on the grill. Serve with your salad:)
Serves 4
Ingredients:
-1/4 cup + 2 tsp fresh lime juice
-2 tbsp + 1 tsp olive oil
-1 tsp ground roasted cumin
-1 tsp sea salt
-1 cup cooked chickpeas
-1/2 cup vine-ripened cherry tomatoes, halved
-1/3 cup diced cucumber
-2 tbsp diced red onion
-handful of cilantro leaves
Chicken
-8 pieces chicken tenders
-2 tbsp olive oil
-2 tbsp jerk spice seasoning
-1 tsp sea salt
-1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
To make the dressing, mix the lime juice, olive oil, cumin, salt and pepper. Whisk well.
Toss the chickpeas, tomato, cucumber, onion and cilantro in a bowl. Add the dressing and mix well.
For the skewers, marinate the chicken tenders in olive oil, jerk seasoning, and salt and pepper for a couple of hours.
Preheat the grill and brush with olive oil. Grill chicken tenders on each side for 2 minutes. If they are not cooked to your liking at that point keep then on the grill. Serve with your salad:)