Gluten-Free Chicken Shawarma Bowls
Spiced, crisp-skinned chicken lands over cool cucumber and red onion, with a punchy mint-cilantro garlic chutney and creamy avocado.
Fits Celiac, AIP, Hashimoto's and 15 more diets
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Ingredients
- 180 g boneless skin-on chicken thigh
- 1 tsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- 0.125 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 2 garlic cloves, 1 finely grated; 1 crushed
- 100 g cucumber, diced
- 30 g red onion, thinly sliced
- 8 g fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
- 8 g fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp water
- 50 g avocado, sliced
Method
- Season the chicken with salt, turmeric, cinnamon, ginger, and grated garlic.
- Heat olive oil; sear chicken skin-side down until deeply browned.
- Turn chicken and cook until it reaches 165°F/74°C at the thickest point.12 min timer
- Stir mint, cilantro, crushed garlic, and water into a chunky chutney.
- Rest chicken briefly, slice, and serve over cucumber and onion with chutney and avocado.5 min timer
Why it works
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Chicken, cucumber, onion, avocado, and herbs; no soy, legumes, dairy, or grains.
- Autoimmune protocol (AIP): Chicken and vegetables are seasoned with garlic, ginger, turmeric, and cinnamon, with no grains, dairy, nightshades, or seeds.
- Type 2 diabetes: Chicken, cucumber, avocado, and herbs carry the meal without added sugar.
- Celiac disease: Chicken and fresh vegetables are seasoned without grain products, sauces, or stock.
- Wheat allergy: No wheat, barley, rye, malt, or oats are used.
- Gluten-free: Chicken, fresh vegetables, herbs, and plain spices make up the bowl without grains or sauces.
- Anti-inflammatory: Chicken, avocado, olive oil, cucumber, and fresh herbs bring the meal together without added sugar.
- No spicy food: Garlic, mint, cilantro, turmeric, cinnamon, and ginger flavor the bowl without heat.
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