Quick and easy to prepare, this Persian Chicken, Tomato and Cucumber Salad is a super nutritious dish that provides you with essential nutrients you need to stay fit, healthy, and reach your fitness goals.

With 61g of protein per serving, this chicken salad is an excellent meal to add into your weekly meal plan, especially if you’re going to be lifting heavy and you need to make sure you’re supporting muscle repair and growth!

Although, if you’re looking to become leaner, this is still the ideal recipe for you: it’s high protein but there’s still only 387 calories per serving!

This really is the perfect meal to keep you feeling your best, whatever your goals. Plus it’s super easy and quick to prepare!

Serves: 2

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 30 mins

INGREDIENTS:

To make the chicken you will need:

• 4 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless

• 3 tbsp 0% fat Greek yogurt

• 1 tbsp lemon juice

• 1 garlic clove, crushed

• Salt and pepper, to taste

• Low calorie oil spray

To make the salad you will need:

• ½ cucumber, deseeded and diced

• 2 large tomatoes, diced

To make the dressing you will need:

• 1 tbsp fresh coriander, finely chopped

• ½ tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped

• ½ tbsp olive oil

• ¼ tsp red wine vinegar

To make the Tahini yoghurt you will need:

• 4 tbsp 0% fat Greek yoghurt

• ½ tbsp tahini

• ½ tsp crushed garlic

• 1 tbsp lemon juice

METHOD:

1. In a large bowl add yoghurt, lemon juice and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Mix well then add chicken thighs to marinate for 1 hour or overnight if possible.

2. Preheat oven to 200c / 180c fan.

3. Add chicken thighs to a baking dish and cover loosely with tin foil, bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove the foil for the last 10 minutes. Alternatively pop into the air fryer for 20 minutes at 200c.

4. Whisk together the ingredients for the dressing and chill until ready to serve.

5. Add cucumber and tomatoes to a bowl, cover with the salad dressing and mix well.

6. Mix together the ingredients for the tahini yoghurt and spread out onto a plate.

7. Top with chicken, salad and some fresh herbs. Serve! Best eaten immediately.

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