Salad with marinated chicken thighs and watermelon

Name: Salad with marinated chicken thighs and watermelon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: world
Ingredients: 1/4th watermelon; 1 yellow bell pepper; 400 grams of chicken thighs; 2 lemons; 2 little gems; 1 red onion; 2 garlic cloves; 2 spring onions; about 30 ml white wine vinegar; about 150 ml sunflower oil; pepper and salt to taste

Very refreshing salad with marinated chicken thighs and watermelon, best enjoyed in the sun! Serve with bread to complete the meal.

20 minutes

4 persons

Main course

Starters

Salads

Lunch

Salad with marinated chicken thighs and watermelon ingredients

Recipe salad with marinated chicken thighs and watermelon

Made by Véronique

Published at 2016-09-01, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 20 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2024-07-31

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Preparation time

15 minutes

Time cooking

5 minutes

Total time

20 minutes

Preparation – 15 minutes + marinating time

Grate 1 of the lemons and use the juice of both lemons. Peel and finely chop the garlic cloves and mix with the lemon juice and zest. Add about 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil while you keep on whisking.

Season with pepper and salt. Clean the chicken thighs if necessary and cut them into pieces. Marinate the chicken in the lemon for at least an hour. Rinse the leaves of the little gem and use a salad spinner to get rid of any excess water.

Now for the watermelon, we're using only a quarter (1/4th) of a whole melon, 1/4th of that part is for the dressing and the other 3/4th is for the salad itself. Chop the 3/4th into pretty cubes and add the other pieces to a bowl for the dressing.

Use a (immersion) blender to create a dressing with the watermelon pieces, white wine vinegar, pepper and salt and then slowly add about 100 ml sunflower oil. Remove the seeds from the yellow pepper and chop into cubes.

Peel the red onion and finely chop it. Combine the watermelon cubes, yellow pepper and red onion and set aside. Chop the spring onions into rings.

Finishing the salad with marinated chicken thighs and watermelon – 5 minutes

Drain the lemon marinade from the chicken thighs. Heat a medium-sized skillet and add the chicken thighs. Cook them on high heat for about 5 minutes, depending on the size of the pieces.

Divide the lettuce and watermelon mixture over 4 plates. Then divide the chicken thighs and spring onions and finish it off with watermelon dressing. Enjoy!