Move over Cobb salad; a new rival is in town - and this one has pomegranate seeds in it.
We all know that pomegranate is delicious in citrus fruit salad, and it is truly special in a fresh fig salad with pine nuts and almond cheese, but it also tastes amazing with baked chicken too!
Pomegranates (Punica granatum), are nutritious fruits with red berries - every seed is covered with a red, juicy part called an aril. That's that part we love to eat or turn into juice.
Full of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, pomegranates add a load of health benefits to this meal. The rest of the Paleo ingredients support this overall boost to the immune system.
Grape tomatoes, baby spinach, red onion, fresh lemon juice, and a plethora of spices combine beautifully with the chili-rubbed chicken. If you are looking for more ways to add spinach into your life, creamed spinach is one of the most delicious ways to gobble it up, followed closely by incorporating it into a sweet potato, spinach, and bacon quiche.
A well-constructed quiche can hold any ingredients in a sweet embrace. Cut it like a pie, and even the youngest diners will ask for a slice!
Back to making the salad - whisk the vinaigrette with the extra-virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, and finely minced garlic, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
Drizzle it over the salad, and the roasted chili chicken too.
Chili-Rubbed Chicken With Tomato And Spinach Salad Recipe
Serves: 4 Prep: 20 min Cook: 25 min
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. paprika
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- ½ tsp. onion powder
- ½ tsp. dried oregano
- ½ tsp. dried thyme
- ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup chicken stock
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Tomato-Spinach Salad Ingredients
- 8 oz. grape tomatoes, halved
- 8 oz. baby spinach leaves
- ¼ cup pomegranate seeds
- ½ red onion, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- In a bowl, combine the chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano, dried thyme, and red pepper flakes, then season to taste.
- Rub the chicken with the chili powder mixture and place it on a baking dish.
- Pour in the chicken stock at the bottom of the baking dish and place in the oven.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until cooked through.
- In a bowl, combine the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, and season to taste.
- Add the tomatoes, spinach, pomegranate, and onion to a salad bowl.
- Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad and toss everything gently.
- Serve the chicken, sliced, with the tomato-spinach salad.
📖 Recipe
Chili-Rubbed Chicken With Tomato And Spinach Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. paprika
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- ½ tsp. onion powder
- ½ tsp. dried oregano
- ½ tsp. dried thyme
- ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup chicken stock
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Tomato-Spinach Salad Ingredients
- 8 oz. grape tomatoes halved
- 8 oz. baby spinach leaves
- ¼ cup pomegranate seeds
- ½ red onion thinly sliced
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove minced
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- In a bowl, combine the chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano, dried thyme and red pepper flakes, then season to taste.2 tbsp. chili powder, 1 tsp. paprika, 1 tsp. garlic powder, ½ tsp. onion powder, ½ tsp. dried oregano, ½ tsp. dried thyme, ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Rub the chicken with the chili powder mixture and place on a baking dish.4 chicken breasts
- Pour in the chicken stock at the bottom of the baking dish and place in the oven.¼ cup chicken stock
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until cooked through.
- In a bowl, combine the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, and season to taste.¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar, 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice, 1 garlic clove, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Add the tomatoes, spinach, pomegranate and onion in a salad bowl.8 oz. grape tomatoes, 8 oz. baby spinach leaves, ¼ cup pomegranate seeds, ½ red onion
- Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad and toss everything gently.
- Serve the chicken, sliced, with the tomato-spinach salad.
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