Best Mediterranean Chicken Salad

Ingredients

• 1 chicken breast (sliced into 1cm rounds)
• pinch of turmeric
• pinch dried oregano
• pinch 7 spice
• pinch paprika
• pinch of sumac
• pinch of black pepper
• drizzle vegetable oil for pan frying
• 1 gem lettuce (roughly chopped)
• 1 handful cherry tomatoes (halved)
• 1/4 cup pistachios
• 3 sundried tomatoes (chopped)
• 3 pickles (chopped)
• 1/4 olives (stones removed and halved)
• 1/2 lemon
• pinch of salt
• sprinkle of sumac
• good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

1. 1

   --- To prepare the chicken ---

2. 2

   Slice the chicken breast into 1cm thick strips and add the spices, salt and a small drizzle of mild olive oil. Leave to marinade in the fridge for a few hours or overnight

3. 3

   When you are ready to cook the chicken, add a drizzle of mild olive oil to a pan on medium heat.

4. 4

   When the oil is hot add the chicken strips and cook until tender for around five minutes, turning half way through and then another 5 minutes on lowest heat. Remove the chicken and set aside to cool

5. 5

   --- To assemble the salad ---

6. 6

   Wash the lettuce and tomato and roughly chop, add to a large bowl.

7. 7

   Chop the pickles, sun-dried tomatoes, olives and chicken, and add to the bowl. Sprinkle on the pistacios

8. 8

   Season the salad with a good squeeze of lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil and a good pinch of salt and sumac

9. 9

   Most importantly, taste to adjust the seasoning by adding a little more salt if it is too sharp and more lemon if it is too dull