Spicy Mediterranean Chicken and Rice
This fragrant yellow rice loaded with spicy chicken, served with a lemony pomegranate molasses dressed salad and then topped with a delicious white sauce is the perfect easy and delicious meal that everyone will love.
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade
- 4 chicken thighs boneless and skinless
- 1/2 tsp ground garlic
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp msg
- 1/4 tsp ground clove
- 3/4 tsp white pepper
- 1 tsp salt to taste
- 1 tbsp spicy red pepper paste
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp Sazon with saffron
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp greek yogurt
Yellow Rice
- 1 cup white sella rice
- 2 tsp ghee in solid state
- 1 tsp ground cumin toasted is best
- 1 tsp salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 whole cardamom
- 1 inch cinnamon bark
- 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 slices ginger I slice into round disks, about 1cm thickness
Salad
- 1 cup baby arugula
- 1/3 cup pickled purple cabbage shredded cabbage + hot water to cover and 1/2Tbsp vinegar + 1/2 tsp salt
- thinly sliced red onions
- cherry tomatoes
- English cucumber seeds removed and sliced into half moons
- flat leaf parsley
- pepperoncini peppers whole
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice fresh is best
- 1 1/2 tsp pomegranate molasses
- 1/2 tsp salt to taste
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp sumac
White Sauce
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup greek yogurt
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp back pepper
- 1 tsp dry mint crushed between your fingers so it's very fine
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp sugar optional
- 2 tsp vinegar
- 1 Tbsp water as needed to loosen the sauce up