Moroccan Chicken Salad
8 servings
10 minutes
Moroccan chicken salad is a vibrant blend of aromas and flavors reflecting Morocco's rich culinary heritage. The combination of tender chicken, sweet bell peppers, spicy red onions, and refreshing olives creates a layered taste complemented by a refreshing yogurt sauce with lemon juice, cumin, and cilantro. This salad exemplifies the balance between lightness and richness, making it perfect for summer meals. In Morocco, fresh vegetables and spices play a key role in the cuisine, and the combination of cumin and cilantro gives this dish authenticity. It serves well as a standalone treat or side dish, delighting with subtle Eastern notes. Serve it chilled to enhance the freshness of the ingredients and enjoy a piece of Morocco at your table.
1
Chop the boiled chicken.
- Chicken: 3 pieces
2
Cut the red bell pepper into cubes and the yellow one into strips.
- Red sweet pepper: 1 piece
- Fresh yellow bell pepper: 0.5 piece
3
Mix all the ingredients in a dish.
- Chicken: 3 pieces
- Green peas: 1 jar
- Red onion: 240 g
- Red sweet pepper: 1 piece
- Fresh yellow bell pepper: 0.5 piece
- Green olives: 100 g
- Parsley: 20 g
- Lemon juice: 2 tablespoons
- Caraway: 0.5 teaspoon
- Cilantro (coriander leaves): 0.5 teaspoon
- Salt: 0.3 teaspoon
- Ground black pepper: 0.3 teaspoon
- Red pepper flakes: 0.3 teaspoon
4
Pour in the yogurt, mix well and serve at the table. Enjoy your meal!
- Plain (natural) yoghurt: 250 ml