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Paneer Tikka Salad

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I don’t have a whole lot of salad recipes on here, so here is one that is incredibly simple to make!

This Paneer Tikka Salad is great for lunch or even as a side dish, and the great thing about it is you can make the paneer tikka in the oven, air-fryer, pan, or grill.

I cut the paneer into cubes and combine into a classic tandoori marinade consisting of tandoori masala, amchur, turmeric, chili powder, yogurt, lemon juice, and ginger-garlic paste. (Feel free to add some pieces of bell pepper and onion to the mix.)

I keep the salad simple with some lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, and onion.

This time I paired the salad with a sweeter salad dressing made with mango, cashews, serrano, cilantro, and lime juice. But a homemade ranch dressing is also a great option!

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Paneer Tikka Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 14 oz block of paneer
  • 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 Tbsp tandoori masala (store-bought or homemade)
  • 1 tsp chili powder or paprika
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp amchur powder
  • 1 tsp kasuri methi
  • salt (to taste)
  • 1/3 cup yogurt
  • 2 squeezes lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp oil
  • 1 head romaine lettuce
  • 1 medium-sized carrot
  • 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes (chopped)
  • 1/2 small onion
  • your favorite salad dressing (see instructions for details)

Instructions

  1. Cut the paneer into cubes. Feel free to make them as big or small as you'd like.

  2. Combine the paneer with ginger-garlic paste, tandoori masala, turmeric, chili powder, methi, amchur, yogurt, lemon juice, oil, and salt.

  3. To cook the paneer you can either pan-fry, bake, air-fry, or grill. To bake, spread the paneer on a baking sheet at 400F until the cubes appear slightly charred. Flip to cook on both sides.

  4. For the salad, chop the lettuce, shred the carrots into matchsticks, cut the cherry tomatoes in half, and dice the onions. Assemble with the paneer tikka.

  5. Top with your favorite salad dressing. I made a mango-cashew dressing with a mango, serrano, handful of cilantro, 1/4 cup of roasted cashews, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Ranch dressing is also a great option!