Tunisian Chicken Salad with Bulgur and Carrot Tahini

Tunisian Chicken Salad with Bulgur and Carrot Tahini

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 2
This dish most recently appeared in Fresh Start (5 Nights For 2) on Sunday, April 22, 2018.

Marinate the chicken in the chicken spice the night before for even more flavour.


Ingredients

ORANGE BULGUR

  • 75g bulgur wheat
  • 2 carrots
  • ½ capsicum
  • 1-2 Tbsp mint
  • 1 spring onion
  • ½ tomato
  • ½ tomato
  • Juice of ½ orange
  • ½ bag baby spinach
  • 25g harissa dressing
  • 15g chopped dates

TUNISIAN CHICKEN

  • 275g lean chicken breasts
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 2 tsp chicken spice rub
  • 1 clove garlic, minced

TO SERVE

  • 1 pottle carrot tahini dip
  • 1-2 Tbsp mint

Steps

  1. Bring a full kettle to the boil. Preheat BBQ grill or hot plate to medium-high (if using).
  2. Place bulgur and a pinch of salt in a heat-proof bowl and cover with boiling water. Cover and leave to soak for 15-18 minutes, until grains are tender. Drain well through a sieve.
  3. Grate carrots; thinly slice capsicum; thinly slice both measures of mint (reserve measure to serve); thinly slice spring onion; dice tomato 1cm.
  4. Add all to a large bowl, along with orange zest and juice, spinach, harissa dressing and chopped dates.
  5. Pat chicken dry and cut into steaks. To do this, place your hand flat on top of chicken breast and use a knife to slice through horizontally to make two 1.5cm-thick steaks.
  6. Heat oil in a large fry-pan on medium-high heat. Rub chicken with chicken spice rub and garlic and season. Cook for 2-3 minutes each side (depending on thickness), or until cooked through. Alternatively, cook on BBQ. Set aside, covered, to rest.
  7. Once bulgur is cooked, add to bowl with vegetables. Toss well to combine and season to taste.
  8. Slice chicken on an angle, reserving any resting juices.
  9. To serve, spoon orange bulgur onto plates. Top with Tunisian chicken and drizzle over resting juices (if desired). Dollop over carrot tahini dip and garnish with mint.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1721 kj
411 kcal
Protein 37.7g
Carbohydrate 37.6g
Fat 9.7g