Grilled Chicken Salad with a Zesty Herb Sauce

by | Apr 28, 2025 | 0 comments

AuthorTessa
DifficultyIntermediate

Grilled to perfection 🥗🔥 Juicy chicken on a delicious nutrient-dense green salad and a zesty herb sauce that brings it all to life. Clean, vibrant, and full of flavour!

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Yields2 Servings
Prep Time30 minsCook Time15 minsTotal Time45 mins
Ingredients
Salad
 1 can chickpeas
 1/2 cauliflower cut into florets
 2 tbsp olive oil
 1 large handful of Kale chopped
 large handful white cabbage chopped
 1 shallot chopped
 1 avocado sliced
 100 g goat cheese crumbled
 cracked Changing Habits Pepper to taste
Zesty Herb sauce
 large handful or coriander
 large handful basil
 2 cloves garlic minced
 juice of 1 lime
 cracked Changing Habits Pepperto taste
Chicken
 4 chicken thighs
 2 tbsp olive oil
 cracked Changing Habits Pepper to taste
Directions
Salad
1

Preheat oven to 180°C (356°F).

2

Drain the chickpeas and place them in a bowl. Pat dry with a paper towel.

3

Add the chopped cauliflower to the bowl with the chickpeas. Add olive oil, chilli powder, ginger powder, coriander seed powder, and vegetable stock powder. Mix well.

4

Transfer to a lined baking tray and bake for 10–15 minutes, or until chickpeas are crunchy. Remove and allow to cool.

5

In a large bowl, combine kale, cabbage, shallot, avocado, and goat cheese. Add the cooled cauliflower and chickpeas, season with seaweed salt and pepper, and mix well. Set aside.

Zesty herb sauce
6

Add all sauce ingredients to a food processor. Blend until well combined—leave slightly chunky or process longer for a smoother paste. Set aside.

Chicken
7

Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.

8

Season chicken thighs with seaweed salt and pepper. Cook on both sides until golden and cooked through.

Assembly
9

Divide the salad between two plates. Top with the chicken and spoon over the zesty herb sauce. Serve immediately. 

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Ingredients

Ingredients
Salad
 1 can chickpeas
 1/2 cauliflower cut into florets
 2 tbsp olive oil
 1 large handful of Kale chopped
 large handful white cabbage chopped
 1 shallot chopped
 1 avocado sliced
 100 g goat cheese crumbled
 cracked Changing Habits Pepper to taste
Zesty Herb sauce
 large handful or coriander
 large handful basil
 2 cloves garlic minced
 juice of 1 lime
 cracked Changing Habits Pepperto taste
Chicken
 4 chicken thighs
 2 tbsp olive oil
 cracked Changing Habits Pepper to taste

Directions

Directions
Salad
1

Preheat oven to 180°C (356°F).

2

Drain the chickpeas and place them in a bowl. Pat dry with a paper towel.

3

Add the chopped cauliflower to the bowl with the chickpeas. Add olive oil, chilli powder, ginger powder, coriander seed powder, and vegetable stock powder. Mix well.

4

Transfer to a lined baking tray and bake for 10–15 minutes, or until chickpeas are crunchy. Remove and allow to cool.

5

In a large bowl, combine kale, cabbage, shallot, avocado, and goat cheese. Add the cooled cauliflower and chickpeas, season with seaweed salt and pepper, and mix well. Set aside.

Zesty herb sauce
6

Add all sauce ingredients to a food processor. Blend until well combined—leave slightly chunky or process longer for a smoother paste. Set aside.

Chicken
7

Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.

8

Season chicken thighs with seaweed salt and pepper. Cook on both sides until golden and cooked through.

Assembly
9

Divide the salad between two plates. Top with the chicken and spoon over the zesty herb sauce. Serve immediately. 

Notes

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