Chicken and Pomegranate Salad
This chicken pomegranate salad without mayo is a hearty lunch idea, combining shredded chicken, sweet fruit and a tahini dressing. Perfect on crackers or in a sandwich!
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 277kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 small boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 3 tablespoon pomegranate seeds
- 1 small red apple de-cored, diced
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
- 1 tablespoon shallot or red or white onion, finely diced
- 1 tablespoon mint leaves finely diced
For the tahini dressing
- 3 tablespoon tahini
- ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoon warm water more to texture preference
- pinch salt
- pinch ground black pepper
Instructions
- Slice the chicken breasts lengthways into 2-3 pieces (for a quicker cook time). Drizzle olive oil in your skillet and cook the chicken for 5-6 minutes, each side, until cooked through, slightly browned and with a reading of 165F using a meat thermometer at the deepest point of the chicken. Set aside to cool.
- Shred the chicken breast with two forks or with a stand mixer using the appropriate attachment.
- Whisk together tahini, apple cider vinegar, warm water, salt and black pepper (optional) until you have a creamy dressing. Adjust with more water to thin, to preference.
- Add the shredded chicken, pomegranate seeds, diced red apple, pumpkin seeds, diced shallot, mint leaves and tahini dressing to a bowl. Toss to combine so the chicken and fruit is evenly coated in the dressing.
Notes
- Please be mindful that tahini (sesame) scores 1 on the SIGHI list and is a top ten allergen. Only use if you know you tolerate well.
- If you are not on a low histamine diet, plain rotisserie chicken can be used.
- Nutritional information is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
- tahini (sesame) and apple cider vinegar, which score 1.
- black pepper, which scores 2.
- shallot is not rated. It can be swapped for white onion or left out.
Nutrition
Calories: 277kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 96mg | Potassium: 484mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 131IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg
