Sous Vide Jerk Chicken with Chickpea Salad

Anova Culinary

This chicken salad combines the juiciness of sous vide chicken breast with the kick of jerk seasoning. With this combination, you have a salad that is absolutely perfect when combined with feta, chickpeas, pine nuts, basil and mint.

Author

Christina Wylie

Christina Wylie is an award-winning writer, author, editor, food stylist, recipe creator, entrepreneur and radio host whose work has been featured in The Times & The Sunday Times, Time Out (Melbourne, Sydney, Hong Kong and Dubai), Traveler’s Digest, Fah Thai Magazine, Broadsheet, Wining & Dining and many other internationally renowned publications. In 2013, after almost a decade of working as an international journalist, Christina founded the online lifestyle magazine The GAB Magazine, for which she now leads a team of 60 writers based all across Australia. She then founded Samui Life Magazine in 2016. After working as a recipe creator for Anova Culinary for over a year, she signed a cookbook contract with the American-based, international publishing company Quarto. Her cookbook, titled The Sous Vide Kitchen: Techniques, Ideas, and More Than 100 Recipes to Cook at Home, was published worldwide in 2017. She wrote, styled, and photographed everything that you see within that book. In 2017 she opened her first restaurant, Bootlegger, in Koh Samui, Thailand. She is currently in the initial stages of launching Bootlegger 2 in Phuket in 2018, and is looking to open Bootlegger 3 in Bangkok in 2019. She is currently working towards stepping into the world of food and travel presenting. As an entrepreneur herself, Christina co-founded the charity initiative Project Gen Z in 2015 to teach orphaned Cambodian children entrepreneurial skills. A British expat born and raised in Hong Kong, Christina has worked across the globe, and has lived in Thailand, London, Hong Kong, Australia and South Africa over the years.

Prep Time: 00:10

Recipe Time: 01:15

Temperature : 140F / 60C

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Set the Anova Sous Vide Precision Cooker to 140ºF (60ºC).
  2. Combine the chicken, 2 tablespoons olive oil, hot sauce, cumin, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a large zipper lock bag. Season with salt and pepper. Seal the bag using the water immersion technique and place in the water bath. Set the timer for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, combine the chickpeas, feta, basil, mint, and pine nuts in a large bowl. Set aside.
  4. In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, lemon juice, and remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Finishing Steps

  1. When the timer goes off, remove the bag from the water bath. Remove the chicken from the bag and chop into bite-sized pieces. Discard any cooking liquid.
  2. Toss the salad mixture with the chicken and the dressing. Divide between plates, serve, and enjoy!