Honey Harissa Chicken Bowl
CAVA style Mediterranean food bowl. Sweet, spicy, and healthy.
Ingredients
Honey Harissa Chicken Marinade
1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 Tablespoons Harissa paste
1 Tablespoon honey
Juice from 1/2 lemon
2 Cloves minced garlic
1 Teaspoon Kosher salt
1/3 Teaspoon black pepper
Honey Harissa Chicken Cooking
2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Harissa paste - to taste
Hot Harissa Vinaigrette
1/4 Cup extra virgin olive oil
2 Tablespoons Harissa paste
Juice from 1/2 lemon
2 Cloves minced garlic
Bowl and Toppings
2 Cups cooked Basmati rice (1 cup uncooked), cooked according to package instructions
Power greens (Baby spinach, baby chard, baby kale)
Marinated cucumber and tomatoes
Combine the following
1/3 tomato
1/3 english cucumber
1/4 cup broccoli florets
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Pinch dried dill, dried basil, dried thyme, salt, black pepper
Let sit for at least 30 minutes
Roasted red pepper hummus
Tzaziki
Fire roasted corn (frozen or can)
Instructions
Marinate Chicken
Combine chicken and other ingredients in large Ziploc.
Shake bag thoroughly
Let chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours and up to 2 days (freeze what won't be used within 2 days)
Cooking Chicken
Drizzle olive oil into large skillet. Preheat before adding chicken using medium-high heat.
Reduce heat to medium and add chicken
Cook each side of chicken for about 5 minutes, adding more harissa paste as it cooks
Remove chicken and cut into thin strips
Place back into skillet on low heat, adding more harissa and stirring occasionally until chicken is well saturated
Vinaigrette
Combine all ingredients into a small/medium mason jar
Shake well
Refrigerate until serving
Assemble bowl
However you like!
I like to add the rice first, then a bed of greens, then the chicken in the center. I add a scoop of each of the toppings spaced around the bowl, creating flavor pockets.