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Spice-rubbed chicken with pomegranate salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Spice-rubbed chicken with pomegranate salad

12 ingredients 20 min + 40 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Spice-rubbed chicken with pomegranate salad

Apply a light touch to your Indian meal with a sweet pomegranate and mint dressing instead of heavy curry sauce

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

505
Calories
34g
Protein
19g
Fat
53g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pomegranate 1/2 cup seeds (87g) 72
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Seed 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

  • 4 skinless chicken leg joints, cut into drumsticks and thighs
  • 2½ tsp turmeric
  • 2½ tsp sweet paprika
  • ½ tsp chilli flakes
  • 2½ tsp coarsely ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • seeds from 1 pomegranate
  • 3 oranges , segmented
  • juice ½ lime , plus extra wedges to serve
  • 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
  • small handful mint leaves, torn

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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