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Middle Eastern Chicken Salad

turning leftover chicken shawarma into a new meal!

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Laila Mirza
Aug 28, 2025
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The other day I had a leftover chicken shawarma that I couldn’t get through, and I was loath to re-heat it and eat it as is. So, I picked out the chicken and decided to make a Middle Eastern-style chicken salad! Of course, you can make this recipe with any cooked chicken you have; it’ll be delicious regardless. I always use chicken salads as an opportunity to use up any loose ends in the fridge, so it truly is the most flexible recipe.


Ingredients:

200g cooked chicken

1/2 of a diced red onion

1/2 a bell pepper, finely diced

1/2 a jalapeno, finely diced

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