Sumac Chicken with Rice and Cucumber Salad
Chicken rubbed with sumac and cooked plain, served over a little brown rice with a sharp raw salad of cucumber, tomato and mint stirred through it.
Ingredients
- 22 g Brown rice
- 160 g Chicken breast
- 2 tsp Sumac
- ½ Lemon
- 1 tsp Olive oil
- 100 g Cucumber (optional)
- 100 g Tomato (optional)
- 100 g Spinach (optional)
- 10 g Parsley (optional)
- 8 g Mint (optional)
Method
- Rinse the brown rice, then simmer it in twice its volume of salted water, covered, until tender and the water is absorbed, about 26 minutes.
- While the rice cooks: cut the chicken into thick strips and rub them with half the sumac and salt.
- While the rice cooks: dice the cucumber and tomato, chop the parsley and mint, and toss them with the remaining sumac and the juice of the lemon. Leave the salad to sit and draw its juices.
- Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium-high and cook the chicken for 6 minutes, turning once, until browned outside and just firm through.
- Add the spinach to the hot pan and turn it through the chicken juices for a minute until it just collapses.
- Spoon the brown rice into a shallow bowl, lay the chicken and wilted spinach over it, and tip the sumac salad on top with all the juice it has given out — that juice is the dressing.
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About Sumac Chicken with Rice and Cucumber Salad
Sumac Chicken with Rice and Cucumber Salad is a Middle Eastern lunch or dinner that comes together in about 32 minutes and serves 1. It fits anti-inflammatory eating.
Sumac Chicken with Rice and Cucumber Salad: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Sumac Chicken with Rice and Cucumber Salad?
A serving has about 393 calories — 39.6g protein, 35.2g carbs, 11.9g fat, 8.8g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is it high in protein?
Each serving has about 39.6g of protein, roughly 40% of its calories.
Is Sumac Chicken with Rice and Cucumber Salad gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Sumac Chicken with Rice and Cucumber Salad has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
How long does Sumac Chicken with Rice and Cucumber Salad take to make?
About 32 minutes start to finish, but only around 22 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Sumac Chicken with Rice and Cucumber Salad?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out cucumber, tomato, spinach — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Sumac Chicken with Rice and Cucumber Salad make?
This recipe makes 1 serving. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.