Turkish Chicken Salad with Home-made Cacik Yogurt Sauce

Turkish Chicken Salad with Home-made Cacik Yogurt Sauce

Ready in 45 minutes, for 4 servings

Very healthy

Gluten free

INGREDIENTS:

- cucumber

- yogurt

- salt

EQUIPMENT:

- bowl

1) First prepare the Cacik: For the Cacik: Chop the cucumber into tiny pieces, as small as you can, and place in a bowl. Cover the cucumber with salt and set aside for 30 minutes. The cucumbers will start to exude their juices which will flavour the yogurt nicely.

INGREDIENTS:

- olive oil

- peppers

EQUIPMENT:

- frying pan

2) Put a griddle pan on medium high heat, cover the peppers with olive oil and start to char.

INGREDIENTS:

- red onion

- cucumber

- parsley

- tomato

3) Cut the tomato and cucumber into medium pieces. Slice the red onion as thin as you can. Chop the parsley fine.

INGREDIENTS:

- salt and pepper

- juice

- lemon

EQUIPMENT:

- bowl

4) Place all ingredients in a bowl and cover with a the juice of 1 lemon. Season with salt and pepper.

INGREDIENTS:

- juice

5) Let it sit in the fridge for 30 minutes 1 hour, stirring a couple times, so it starts to exude juice.

INGREDIENTS:

- lettuce

6) Tear the lettuce into mouth-siazed peices.

INGREDIENTS:

- red cabbage

- carrot

7) Cut the red cabbage into thin slices. Grate the carrot.

EQUIPMENT:

- bowl

8) Mix together in a bowl.

INGREDIENTS:

- chicken

9) Tear the chicken into large pieces and add to the salad.

INGREDIENTS:

- tomato

- salsa

10) Remove the tomato salsa from the fridge.

INGREDIENTS:

- cucumber

- chicken

- parsley

- tomato

- juice

- onion

11) Drain the juice and keep for later. Now add the tomato, cucumber, parsley onion mix to the chicken salad, as well as the sliced gherkin.

EQUIPMENT:

- cutting board

12) Lay out the salad on a large plate or chopping board.

INGREDIENTS:

- vinaigrette

- peppers

- chili pepper

- salsa

- sauce

13) Serve with the charred peppers, cacik, salsa vinaigrette and some chilli sauce.