Salad with chicken breast and pomegranate
3 servings
40 minutes
Chicken breast and pomegranate salad is an elegant blend of freshness and spiciness inspired by Greek cuisine. The sweet pomegranate seeds add a touch of sophistication to the dish, while the cinnamon-seared chicken breast provides a warm aroma. Feta and hard cheese ensure a rich flavor, while herbs, cherry tomatoes, and sweet peppers add crunchy freshness. This salad is perfect as a standalone dish or as an accompaniment to a light dinner. Its taste is multifaceted: salty cheese, sweet-sour pomegranate, and spicy chicken create an amazing gastronomic balance. Greeks appreciate such combinations for their nutrition and harmony of ingredients, and this salad is a wonderful example of Mediterranean culinary art.
1
Bring water to a boil and place the pomegranate in it for 10 minutes for easier peeling. After that, remove the skin and clean the seeds.
- Pomegranate seeds (arils): 1 glass
2
Grate the hard cheese.
- Hard cheese: 200 g
3
Take the fillet and cut it into small pieces. Coat with cinnamon to taste (I do it so that all the meat is coated). Place in a pan and fry until cooked, then immediately sprinkle with grated cheese.
- Chicken breast fillet: 5 piece
- Ground cinnamon: to taste
4
Cut the lettuce leaves, cherry tomatoes, and bell pepper into cubes.
- Green salad leaves: 100 g
- Cherry tomatoes: 6 pieces
- Bell pepper: 1 piece
5
Mix everything together and add oil and feta. Let it sit for a while and serve.
- Fetaksa (soft brined cheese): 200 g
- Vegetable oil: to taste
