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Saffron Chicken, Boiled Lemon and Green Bean Salad Recipe

Saffron Chicken, Boiled Lemon and Green Bean Salad

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  • on July 15, 2012

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    Great quick summer dish. I tried boiling the lemon, but thought it was bitter too, think the key is unwaxed, but I couldn't find one. I bought the microwavable steam bag green beans, for a short cut, and it turned out great.

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  • on May 08, 2012

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    Great! Tastes fresh, light and healthy.

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  • on January 23, 2011

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    Just made this for dinner. It was excellent!! I will definitely be making this one again. We ate it warm with some brown basmati rice. I was amazed at how much flavor it had. Was hesitant to use the whole lemon's worth of peel diced but wound up adding it all to the mix. I thought it was delicious, not bitter at all. Try it, you won't be disappointed. I made it exactly as called for.

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  • on July 23, 2010

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    I really love this recipe. I've made it many times. It is unusual with the chunks of lemon, so you have to like lemon. The sauce is delicious. I really think the addition of the saffron and mint make it such a unique and tasty dish.

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  • on June 16, 2010

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    This was a tasty, light recipe that is perfect for a bbq side dish. Everytime I would make it everyone would rant and rave about how yummy it is. Most of the people I cook for are all health conscious so they LOVE the bold and summery taste this dish gives off. As you read the reviews the boiled lemon is DELISH and makes the dish. Also fresh green beans are a must and just blanch them, you dont want them to be over cooked and mushy.

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  • on September 20, 2009

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    Really tasty, especially with course salt and freshly ground pepper. Also, I made a lil' extra dressing (super easy to make, btw for the dish. Point of clarification: I didn't understand the boiled lemon part and learned by trial that the lemon skin should be cut into small bits (1/2 centimeter x 1/2 centimeter to best distribute the flavor. P.S. Here's a timesaving tip: Trader Joe's sells prewashed green beans in 1lb. packages :D.

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  • on July 29, 2009

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    i loved this dish. it was so fresh and different than the normal weeknight dinners. rather than just chicken, i made rice to act as a bed for the chicken. i added some of the preserved lemon and thyme to the rice as it was cooking and it was wonderfully aromatic. the chicken was the highlight. i LOVED it. some have commented that the lemon was a bit too tart, but i found it to be just right. i guess it depends on your personal palette.

    try it!

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  • on July 23, 2009

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    We loved this salad - it was truly unique and special. When I saw the recipe called for boiling a lemon, and heard Ellie mention the Moroccan flavors of the dish, I realized that she was trying to duplicate a "preserved lemon" which is common to Moroccan cuisine. Whole Foods sells preserved lemons in jars, and so, rather than boil a lemon for 50 mintues, I just got the preserved lemons -- and the recipe tasted great. Preserved lemons in the jar are not bitter - just wonderfully tangy and interesting. I highly recommend the recipe and looking for preserved lemons in the grocery store.

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  • on July 19, 2009

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    This dish was okay. The boiled lemon was a bit weird, we just ate around it. The green beans and chicken were great. Eating it with rice also was great. It seemed like it was missing something. I would make it again but would modify it.

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  • on July 17, 2009

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    I really recommend that anyone wanting to make this dish read through the reviews first. I think this is really delicious but I found the boiled lemon to be very bitter. I tried to pick it out as I was eating it, so without it i think it's a great dish. With it...it's definitely more of an acquired taste. Next time, I might boil the lemon with sugar for a hint of sweetness and really work to scrape absolutely everything out of the lemon when it's finished. Anyway, if you DO use the boiled lemon - taste it ALONE first, that way you'll know if that is a flavor you want in every bite.

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Nutrition Facts

Nutritional Information
Per Serving
 
Calories
320
 
Total Fat
14g
 
Saturated Fat
2g
 
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
 
Polyunsaturated Fat
1.7g
 
Cholesterol
82mg
 
Sodium
320mg
 
Carbohydrates
14g
 
Fiber
5g
 
Protein
35g
 
Niacin
85%
 
Vitamin C
50%
 
Vitamin B6
45%
 
Vitamin K
30%
 
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