Chicken & Honey Walnut Salad

You’ve probably had many chicken salads in your life, Chef, but never a life-changing one like this! A walnut & pumpkin seed brittle is one of the many surprising elements of this salad. Paired with pops of pomegranate gems, roasted pumpkin, a zesty sumac dressing, fresh mint, creamy crumblings of feta, and golden chicken slices.

Chicken & Honey Walnut Salad

with pomegranate gems, Danish-style feta & fresh mint

Hands on Time: 25 - 40 minutes

Overall Time: 45 - 60 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Chicken
  • Danish-style Feta
  • Dried Pomegranate Gems
  • Free-range Chicken Breast
  • Free-range Chicken Breasts
  • Fresh Mint
  • Green Leaves
  • Honey
  • Lemon Juice
  • NOMU Poultry Rub
  • Pomegranate Gems
  • Pumpkin Chucks
  • Pumpkin Chunks
  • Pumpkin Seeds
  • Sumac Spice
  • Walnuts

From your kitchen:

  • Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Water
  • Paper Towel
  • Butter
Photo of Chicken & Honey Walnut Salad
  1. NUT & SEED BRITTLE

    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place the chopped walnuts and the pumpkin seeds in a pan over medium heat. Toast until turning brown, 2-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Add 10g of butter and the honey. Allow to caramelise, 2-3 minutes. Try not to let it over-boil or it will burn. Once golden in colour and the bubbles subside, pour into a greased tray and place in the fridge to cool. Break into bite-sized pieces just before serving.

  2. ROASTED PUMPKIN

    Spread the pumpkin pieces on a roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Roast in the hot oven until golden, 30-35 minutes (shifting halfway).

  3. SUMAC DRESSING

    In a bowl, combine the lemon juice, the sumac spice, and 15ml of olive oil. In a salad bowl, combine the rinsed green leaves, ½ the chopped mint, and ½ the pomegranate gems. Toss through ½ the sumac dressing and set aside.

  4. GOLDEN CHICKEN

    Place a pan (with a lid) over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the chicken dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the chicken on one side until golden, 2-4 minutes. Flip, cover with the lid, and fry until cooked through, 2-4 minutes. During the final 1-2 minutes, baste the chicken with the NOMU rub and a knob of butter. Remove from the pan and rest for 5 minutes before slicing and seasoning.

  5. SENSATIONAL SALAD

    Make a bed of the dressed salad. Top with the roasted butternut and the chicken slices. Scatter over the remaining pomegranates and the brittle. Crumble over the drained feta and garnish with the remaining mint. Drizzle over the remaining sumac dressing.

  • Walnuts - 10g

  • Pumpkin Seeds - 5g

  • Honey - 15ml

  • Pumpkin Chunks - 250g

  • Lemon Juice - 10ml

  • Sumac Spice - 5ml

  • Green Leaves - 20g

  • Fresh Mint - 3g

  • Pomegranate Gems - 15g

  • Free-range Chicken Breast - 1

  • NOMU Poultry Rub - 5ml

  • Danish-style Feta - 40g

  1. NUT & SEED BRITTLE

    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place the chopped walnuts and the pumpkin seeds in a pan over medium heat. Toast until turning brown, 2-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Add 20g of butter and the honey. Allow to caramelise, 2-3 minutes. Try not to let it over-boil or it will burn. Once golden in colour and the bubbles subside, pour into a greased tray and place in the fridge to cool. Break into bite-sized pieces just before serving.

  2. ROASTED PUMPKIN

    Spread the pumpkin pieces on a roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Roast in the hot oven until golden, 30-35 minutes (shifting halfway).

  3. SUMAC DRESSING

    In a bowl, combine the lemon juice, the sumac spice, and 30ml of olive oil. In a salad bowl, combine the rinsed green leaves, ½ the chopped mint, and ½ the pomegranate gems. Toss through ½ the sumac dressing and set aside.

  4. GOLDEN CHICKEN

    Place a pan (with a lid) over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the chicken dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the chicken on one side until golden, 2-4 minutes. Flip, cover with the lid, and fry until cooked through, 2-4 minutes. During the final 1-2 minutes, baste the chicken with the NOMU rub and a knob of butter. Remove from the pan and rest for 5 minutes before slicing and seasoning.

  5. SENSATIONAL SALAD

    Make a bed of the dressed salad. Top with the roasted butternut and the chicken slices. Scatter over the remaining pomegranates and the brittle. Crumble over the drained feta and garnish with the remaining mint. Drizzle over the remaining sumac dressing.

  • Walnuts - 20g

  • Pumpkin Seeds - 10g

  • Honey - 30ml

  • Pumpkin Chunks - 500g

  • Lemon Juice - 20ml

  • Sumac Spice - 10ml

  • Green Leaves - 40g

  • Fresh Mint - 5g

  • Pomegranate Gems - 30g

  • Free-range Chicken Breasts - 2

  • NOMU Poultry Rub - 10ml

  • Danish-style Feta - 80g

  1. NUT & SEED BRITTLE

    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place the chopped walnuts and the pumpkin seeds in a pan over medium heat. Toast until turning brown, 2-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Add 30g of butter and the honey. Allow to caramelise, 2-3 minutes. Try not to let it over-boil or it will burn. Once golden in colour and the bubbles subside, pour into a greased tray and place in the fridge to cool. Break into bite-sized pieces just before serving.

  2. ROASTED PUMPKIN

    Spread the pumpkin pieces on a roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Roast in the hot oven until golden, 35-40 minutes (shifting halfway).

  3. SUMAC DRESSING

    In a bowl, combine the lemon juice, the sumac spice, and 45ml of olive oil. In a salad bowl, combine the rinsed green leaves, ½ the chopped mint, and ½ the pomegranate gems. Toss through ½ the sumac dressing and set aside.

  4. GOLDEN CHICKEN

    Place a pan (with a lid) over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the chicken dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the chicken on one side until golden, 2-4 minutes. Flip, cover with the lid, and fry until cooked through, 2-4 minutes. During the final 1-2 minutes, baste the chicken with the NOMU rub and a knob of butter. Remove from the pan and rest for 5 minutes before slicing and seasoning.

  5. SENSATIONAL SALAD

    Make a bed of the dressed salad. Top with the roasted butternut and the chicken slices. Scatter over the remaining pomegranates and the brittle. Crumble over the drained feta and garnish with the remaining mint. Drizzle over the remaining sumac dressing.

  • Walnuts - 30g

  • Pumpkin Seeds - 15g

  • Honey - 45ml

  • Pumpkin Chucks - 750g

  • Lemon Juice - 30ml

  • Sumac Spice - 15ml

  • Green Leaves - 60g

  • Fresh Mint - 8g

  • Dried Pomegranate Gems - 45g

  • Free-range Chicken Breasts - 3

  • NOMU Poultry Rub - 15ml

  • Danish-style Feta - 120g

  1. NUT & SEED BRITTLE

    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place the chopped walnuts and the pumpkin seeds in a pan over medium heat. Toast until turning brown, 2-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Add 40g of butter and the honey. Allow to caramelise, 2-3 minutes. Try not to let it over-boil or it will burn. Once golden in colour and the bubbles subside, pour into a greased tray and place in the fridge to cool. Break into bite-sized pieces just before serving.

  2. ROASTED PUMPKIN

    Spread the pumpkin pieces on a roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Roast in the hot oven until golden, 35-40 minutes (shifting halfway).

  3. SUMAC DRESSING

    In a bowl, combine the lemon juice, the sumac spice, and 60ml of olive oil. In a salad bowl, combine the rinsed green leaves, ½ the chopped mint, and ½ the pomegranate gems. Toss through ½ the sumac dressing and set aside.

  4. GOLDEN CHICKEN

    Place a pan (with a lid) over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the chicken dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the chicken on one side until golden, 2-4 minutes. Flip, cover with the lid, and fry until cooked through, 2-4 minutes. During the final 1-2 minutes, baste the chicken with the NOMU rub and a knob of butter. Remove from the pan and rest for 5 minutes before slicing and seasoning.

  5. SENSATIONAL SALAD

    Make a bed of the dressed salad. Top with the roasted butternut and the chicken slices. Scatter over the remaining pomegranates and the brittle. Crumble over the drained feta and garnish with the remaining mint. Drizzle over the remaining sumac dressing.

  • Walnuts - 40g

  • Pumpkin Seeds - 20g

  • Honey - 60ml

  • Pumpkin Chunks - 1kg

  • Lemon Juice - 40ml

  • Sumac Spice - 20ml

  • Green Leaves - 80g

  • Fresh Mint - 10g

  • Pomegranate Gems - 60g

  • Free-range Chicken Breasts - 4

  • NOMU Poultry Rub - 20ml

  • Danish-style Feta - 160g

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