Israeli Spice Chicken With Tomato Relish

Submitted by Philreb Wright

"Mexico meets the Middle East in this dish. Warm some pita bread and fill with sliced chicken and tomato relish for a tasty and light lunch. The spice rub also works great on shrimp! I like to serve this with "Zucchini with Mint and Parsley"."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• For the chicken

• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons paprika
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (split, 8 pieces)
• extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• warm pita bread or flat bread, for passing

• For the Tomato Relish

• 3 vine ripened tomatoes
• 2 yellow tomatoes
• 1 small sweet onion, thinly sliced
• 1⁄2 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 ripe lemon, juice of
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• kosher salt

directions

1. For the spice rub combine the paprika, cumin, oregano, coriander, crushed red pepper flakes, and kosher salt in a bowl.
2. Place chicken in a shallow dish and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil to barely coat the meat.
3. Rub chicken liberally with 4 tablespoons of the spice blend.
4. Let stand 10 minutes and prepare the Tomato Relish.
5. Grill chicken 6 or 7 minutes on each side or until juices run clear.

6. For the Tomato Relish:

7. Seed and chop the tomatoes and combine with onion and parsley in a shallow bowl.
8. Combine oil, lemon juice, and spices in a small plastic container with a lid.
9. Shake dressing to combine and pour over salad.
10. Season salad with kosher salt and toss to combine well.
11. Let stand 10 minutes and serve.

Reviews

[maubee]

Virtually identical to a Rachel Ray recipe of same name. Excellent grilled chicken! Great with relish. Instant favorite in our house. (Rachel has an additional side Zucchini w/mint & parsley which I haven't tried yet.)

 

[Irmgard]

Both the chicken and the tomato salad are really tasty! I cut back a bit on the red pepper flakes as I don't like things too hot but otherwise made both recipes as indicated. For the tomato salad, I used red hothouse tomatoes from the market and yellow tomatoes from my garden. It was delicious. I have a lot of the salad left over so will serve it with other dishes.