Food Cart inspired chicken served over a big salad of lettuce and tomatoes drizzled with a yummy white sauce.

Food Cart-Style Chicken Salad with White Sauce

Food Cart inspired chicken served over a big salad of lettuce and tomatoes drizzled with a yummy white sauce.

Ready In: 40 minutes

Level: Easy


Prep: 15 minutes

Cook: 25 minutes

Yields: 4 servings

    Chicken Ingredients

  • 24 oz boneless, skinless chicken thighs, fat trimmed (about 4)
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 & 1/4 tspground cumin
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsporegano
  • 3/4 tsp sweet paprika
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • White Yogurt Sauce Ingredients

  • 1 cup Stonyfield Organic Whole Milk Plain Yogurt
  • 2 Tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsplemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper
  • Salad Ingredients

  • 6 cupschopped iceberg or romaine lettuce
  • 2 medium tomatoes, quartered
  • 1/2small red onion, sliced
  • 1 prepared mild harissa, optional for drizzling

directions

Step 1

Season the chicken with lemon juice, garlic, cumin, oil, salt and spices. Set aside at least 15 minutes, or as long as overnight.

Step 2

Combine the ingredients for the white yogurt sauce and refrigerate.

Step 3

When ready to cook, heat a large nonstick griddle or skillet over medium high heat. When hot, add the chicken and leave until the bottom is completely browned, about 5 minutes before flipping.

Step 4

Cook on the other side for another 4 to 5 minutes, until browned.

Step 5

Reduce the heat to low and let the chicken continue cooking, about 10 minutes, until just about cooked through in the thickest parts (no worries if it’s not completely cooked).

Step 6

Set aside on a cutting board and chop the chicken into thin strips and add back to the pan to brown and finish cooking, 8 to 10 minutes over medium heat.

Step 7

Assemble the salad by dividing the lettuce, tomato and red onion.

Step 8

Top with chicken and drizzle with yogurt sauce (this is your dressing) and harissa, if desired.