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Chicken Shawarma Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad Bowls

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Chicken Shawarma Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad Bowls

A quinoa tabbouleh salad topped with grilled chicken shawarma in a light and tasty tahini dressing!
A quinoa tabbouleh salad topped with grilled chicken shawarma in a light and tasty lemon tahini dressing!

With the warming weather it’s nice to do some more grilling and this chicken shawarma quinoa tabbouleh salad bowls uses some of my favourite summer recipes! The center piece of this salad is the grilled chicken shawarma, a quick and easy grilled chicken breast in a tasty shawarma seasoning. The base of the salad is a quinoa tabbouleh salad with cucumber, tomatoes and plenty of fresh herbs! Next up is some creamy hummus along with salty feta and kalamata olives. The dressing is a super simple tahini and lemon based sauce with garlic and salt. This chicken shawarma quinoa tabbouleh salad is light, healthy and just packed with flavour!
Making all of the components to for this salad can take a bit of time, especially if you are starting from scratch, and I like to make as much of it as I can the day before which leaves simply assembling the salad on the day of.

Chicken Shawarma Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad Bowls
Chicken Shawarma Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad Bowls

Chicken Shawarma Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad Bowls
Chicken Shawarma Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad Bowls

Chicken Shawarma Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad Bowls

Prep Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 4

A quinoa tabbouleh salad topped with grilled chicken shawarma in a light and tasty tahini dressing!

ingredients
    For the chicken salad:
  • 4 cups quinoa tabbouleh
  • 1 pound grilled chicken shawarma, sliced
  • 1/2 cup hummus
  • 1/4 cup kalamata olives
  • 1/4 cup feta, crumbled
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • For the lemon tahini dressing:
  • 3 tablespoons tahini
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 small clove garlic, minced/grated
  • salt to taste
  • water to taste
directions
    For the chicken salad:
  1. Assemble the salad, pour on the dressing and toss to coat before enjoying!
  2. For the lemon tahini dressing:
  3. Mix everything well adding enough salt to balance the lemon and enough water to get the desired consistency.
Tip: Make the components ahead of time to save time!
Option: Add pickled red onions!
Option: Add pickled jalapenos!
Nutrition Facts: Calories 610, Fat 28g (Saturated 5g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 81mg, Sodium 379mg, Carbs 51g (Fiber 11g, Sugars 1g), Protein 38g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Ginnie says

    August 24, 2021 at 4:53 pm

    Is the nutrition facts listed per serving or for the entire meal? Looks so good!

    Reply
    • kevin says

      August 30, 2021 at 11:32 am

      It looks like the tool calculated the nutritional facts incorrectly. I have updated them and they are per serving. Enjoy!

      Reply

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