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Chicken Salad with Herbs and Aleppo Pepper
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Chicken Salad with Herbs and Aleppo Pepper

15 ingredients 8 servings openrecipes
Chicken Salad with Herbs and Aleppo Pepper

This chicken feels light and summery. That’s because there’s no mayo, just lots of herbs, aleppo pepper, and spiced pita chips.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

408
Calories
36g
Protein
19g
Fat
25g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pita Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Za'atar not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 6 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 kosher salt plus more
  • 1 Aleppo pepper or 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
  • 4 red wine vinegar, divided
  • 4 plus 1/2 cup olive oil, divided
  • 3 chopped fresh oregano, divided
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 3 1/2–4-pound chicken, cut into quarters
  • 2 6-inch pita breads, split
  • 1 1/2 za'atar
  • 1/2 chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 3 fresh lemon juice
  • 4 baby lettuce leaves, or 1 head of Bibb lettuce, leaves torn
  • 1/2 fresh mint leaves
  • 1/4 fresh cilantro leaves with tender stems

Directions

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By bonappetit · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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