Raita Chicken Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb chicken breasts or 1 lb chicken tenders
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes or 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved or quartered
• 1 cucumber, english or regular,peeled,seeded and diced
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh mint or 1 tablespoon dried mint, chopped,about
• 1/4 cup fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried dill, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 3/4-1 cup yogurt
• 1/2 jalapeno, seeded and minced
• tabasco jalapeno sauce, to taste
• rice vinegar, to taste
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 bag spinach or 1 bag mixed salad green

Recipe

• 1 poach the chicken in enough water to cover, about 20 mins.
• 2 (it's especially yummy if you add flavoring to the water. i used 2 cloves garlic sliced up, several peppercorns, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, a bay leaf and some salt. save the cooking water for later use as stock.) remove the chicken when done and chop up into large bite-size pieces.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine yogurt, garlic, fresh herbs and spices, and a dash of tabasco and vinegar.
• 4 mix together for the dressing and adjust seasonings to taste.
• 5 add in cucumber, tomatoes and chicken and stir to combine.
• 6 taste for seasoning and add more yogurt if needed to make dressing as creamy as you would like.
• 7 divide spinach or salad greens among bowls and pile chicken salad on top.