KERB TV - Lockdown Lunches - Cyprus Kitchen's Chicken & Halloumi Pita

halloumi cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: mozzarella cheese

Feta is lower in calories and easier to find.

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: turkey breast

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner, while thighs are often less expensive.

Finely chop 2 cloves of garlic and add them to a bowl.

Add a little olive oil to infuse with the garlic.

Mix in sea salt, tahini, and lemon juice.

Prepare a green salad with red leaf romaine lettuce, vine tomato, cucumber, and red onion.

Add pickled cabbage and grated carrot to the salad mix.

Garnish the salad with lemon zest, sumac, chili flakes, coriander, and parsley.

Heat a griddle pan over medium to high heat for the chicken and pita.

Cook chicken thighs in the heated pan, adding paprika and oregano to taste.

Toast pita bread on the griddle pan until charred and warm.

Assemble the pitas with the cooked chicken, salad, and any additional toppings.

Cooking Techniques

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