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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!